TY - BOOK AU - Troy,Gil TI - The Reagan revolution: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780199717859 AV - E877.2 .T767 2009eb U1 - 973.927092 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Reagan, Ronald KW - Reagan, Ronald. KW - Political culture KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - HISTORY KW - bisacsh KW - Diplomatic relations KW - fast KW - Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) KW - Political and social views KW - Politics and government KW - 1981-1989 KW - Foreign relations KW - États-Unis KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Relations extérieures KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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? N2 - "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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=284085 ER -