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Informationen zum Autor Iwan Morgan is Professor of US Studies emeritus at the Institute of the Americas, University College London, UK. He is also a distinguished fellow of the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, UK. He was the recipient of the British Association of American Studies Honorary Fellowship in 2014, and winner of the Richard Neustadt Book Prize in 2010. He is the author of Reagan: American Icon (2016), named by The Times/Sunday Times as a Politics Book of the Year. Klappentext Ronald Reagan is arguably the most successful post-war American president. A transformational leader, he is broadly credited with renewing American prosperity after the stagflation-hit 1970s, laying the foundations for Cold War victory and bringing about the shift to the right in late-twentieth century politics. In this new biography, Iwan Morgan shrewdly assesses Reagan's considerable achievements whilst also highlighting the shortcomings that were an indisputable part of his record. This edition also features a new chapter on 'Reagan in the Age of Trump'.An updated version of this authoritative and even-handed biography of Reagan Zusammenfassung Ronald Reagan is arguably the most successful post-war American president. A transformational leader! he is broadly credited with renewing American prosperity after the stagflation-hit 1970s! laying the foundations for Cold War victory and bringing about the shift to the right in late-twentieth century politics. In this new biography! Iwan Morgan shrewdly assesses Reagan's considerable achievements whilst also highlighting the shortcomings that were an indisputable part of his record. This edition also features a new chapter on 'Reagan in the Age of Trump'. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Preface to the Paperback Edition - Reagan in the Age of Trump Acknowledgements 1 Young Dutch 2 Rising Star 3 Falling Star 4 Right Star 5 California Governor 6 Right Man 7 Mr President 8 Pragmatic Conservative 9 Cold Warrior 10 Morning Man 11 Imperial President 12 Summit Negotiator Epilogue: History Man List of Abbreviations Suggestions for Further Reading Notes Index ...
