Ronald Reagan - Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History

In this bold, revisionist biography, distinguished historian John Patrick Diggins shows that Ronald Reagan, in his distrust of big government, his pursuit of libertarian ideals, and his negotiations with Gorbachev, was a far more active and sophisticated president than we previously knew. Affirming the fortieth president to be an exemplar of the truest conservative values, Diggins "identifies Reagan as the 'Emersonian President,' who believed that power is best when it resides in people, not government" (Library Journal).

About the author

John Patrick Diggins is the author of The Rise and Fall of the American Left and The Proud Decades: 1941–1960, in addition to biographies of John Adams and Max Weber. He is a distinguished professor of history at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He lives in New York City.

Summary

An important reassessment of the fortieth president, placing him in the pantheon with Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt.

Product details

• Authors: John Diggins, John Patrick Diggins, Diggins John Patrick
• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.2010
• EAN: 9780393330922
• ISBN: 978-0-393-33092-2
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 736 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Political leaders & leadership, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Political leaders and leadership