Reagan Revolution

This book offers an overview and analysis of the presidency of Ronald Reagan and the history of conservatism in the United States from the 1960s to the 2020s.

List of contents

Part 1: Analysis and Assessment Introduction 1. The Great Communicator 2. Government Is the Problem 3. The Reagan Doctrine 4. A Moral Majority? 5. The Teflon President 6. Reagan, the Soviets, and Arms Control 7. Assessment Part 2: Documents

About the author

Prudence Flowers is a Senior Lecturer in US History at Flinders University, Australia. She is a historian of social movement activism, modern conservatism, and US politics. She is the author of The Right-to-Life Movement, the Reagan Administration, and the Politics of Abortion (2019).

Summary

This book offers an overview and analysis of the presidency of Ronald Reagan and the history of conservatism in the United States from the 1960s to the 2020s.

Product details

• Authors: Prudence Flowers
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.04.2025
• EAN: 9780367564520
• ISBN: 978-0-367-56452-0
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Seminar Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / General, Political leaders & leadership, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, History and Archaeology, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Political leaders and leadership, The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General