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Ronald Reagan : fate, freedom, and the making of history /

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Author / Creator: Diggins, John P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:First edition.
Imprint: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2007]
Subjects:
Reagan, Ronald.
Reagan, Ronald > Political and social views.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Presidents.
Political and social views.
United States.
Biographies.
United States > Politics and government > 1981-1989.
Politics and government.
1981-1989
Conservatism > United States > History > 20th century.
Conservatism.
History.
20th century
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Political Romantic
  • 2. From Huck Finn to Film Star
  • 3. To Repent or Not to Repent: The Communist Controversy in Hollywood
  • 4. Governor Reagan: The Golden State
  • 5. A Reagan Revolution, or the End of Ideology?
  • 6. Neoconservative Intellectuals and the Cold War
  • 7. Into the Heart of Darkness: The Reagan Doctrine and the Third World
  • 8. History as Tragedy, History as Farce
  • 9. Politics, Economy, Society
  • 10. From Deterrence to Dialogue: How the Cold War Ended
  • 11. The Homeric Conclusion
  • A Coda: Slavery and Communism: Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan
  • Abbreviations for References
  • Notes
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Photograph Credits
  • Index

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