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Zusatztext As one might expect, this is a collection notable for the quality of its scholarship and sturdiness of its prose. But the hallmark of the anthology, perhaps not surprisingly, is balance, not only in terms of opinion, but also generations and even professions. Informationen zum Autor Gil Troy is Professor of History at McGill University and the author of Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents and Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980s, among other titles. Vincent J. Cannato is Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and the author of American Passage: The History of Ellis Island and The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and his Struggle to Save New York. Klappentext In this volume in the Viewpoints on American Culture series, senior and junior scholars, as well as one former Reagan official and a leading record executive, assess the cultural, social, economic, and political significance of the 1980s. Zusammenfassung In this volume in the Viewpoints on American Culture series, senior and junior scholars, as well as one former Reagan official and a leading record executive, assess the cultural, social, economic, and political significance of the 1980s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: "Navigating Reagan and the Eighties: A Guide to the Issues, Clashes, Dilemmas," 1: Gil Troy: "Ronald Reagan's 100-Day Revolution" 2: Edwin Meese III: "The Conservative Renaissance: An Insider's Perspective," 3: Joseph Crespino: "Conservatism - and the South - Rise Again," 4: David Greenberg: "The Liberal Eclipse - and Reorientation," 5: Vincent J. Cannato: "Bright Lights, Doomed Cities: The Rise or Fall of New York City in the 1980s," 6: Sara Evans: "Madonna Feminism: Steps Forward and Back in the 80s," 7: Mark Brilliant: "The Disuniting of America?: The Rise of Multiculturalism," 8: Kim Phillips-Fein: "Reaganomics: The Rise of the Yuppie, the Decline of Labor, the Lure of Wall Street," 9: Peter Schweitzer: "Did Ronald Reagan Make the Berlin Wall Fall Down?" 10: Steve Greenberg: "Just Where is Graceland?: 80s Pop Culture through Music," 11: Bruce J. Schulman: "The Privatization of Everyday Life: Public Policy, Public Services and Public Space in Reagan's America," 12: Lauren F. Winner: "Reaganizing Religion: Changing Political and Cultural Norms among Evangelicals in Ronald Reagan's America," ...
