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BL
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653583
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Troy, Gil.
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The Reagan revolution : : a very short introduction /\ Gil Troy
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| Series Statement
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Very short introductions ;; 218
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1 online resource (xvii, 150 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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9780199717859
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: 0199717850
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: 9780199740901
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: 0199740909
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0195317106
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9780195317107
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Was Reagan a dummy? -- Do Americans like their government big--or small? -- Was there a call for a Reagan revolution (or what happened to the Great Society?) -- Was there, in fact, a Reagan revolution? -- Did the democrats fiddle as the Reaganauts conquered Washington? -- Who ended the Cold War--Reagan or Gorbachev? -- Did the Reagan revolution succeed or fail? -- When did the Reagan revolution end?
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"They called it the Reagan revolution," Ronald Reagan noted in his Farewell Address. "Well, I'll accept that, but for me it always seemed more like the great rediscovery, a rediscovery of our values and our common sense." Nearly two decades after that 1989 speech, debate continues to rage over just how revolutionary those Reagan years were. The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction identifies and tackles some of the controversies and historical mysteries that continue to swirl around Reagan and his legacy, while providing an illuminating look at some of the era's def
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Political culture-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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United States, Politics and government, 1981-1989.
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United States, Foreign relations, 1981-1989.
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973.927092
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E877.2.T767 2009eb
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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