The Reagan presidency : pragmatic conservatism and its legacies / edited by W. Elliot Brownlee and Hugh Davis Graham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brownlee, W. Elliot, 1941-

Graham, Hugh Davis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reagan, Ronald.

Pragmatism.

History.

Political and social views.

United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.

United States.

Politics and government.

Reagan, Ronald--Political and social views.

Conservatism--United States--History--20th century.

Conservatism.

Pragmatism--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xi, 404 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2003]

Contents:

Introduction: Revisiting the "Reagan Revolution" / W. Elliot Brownlee 1

Part I Ideas and Rhetoric

1. Ronald Reagan and the American Public Philosophy / Hugh Heclo 17

2. Reagan and the Transformation of American Conservatism / Ted V. McAllister 40

3. Reagan: The Soft-Sell Populist / Terri Bimes 61

Part II Foreign Policy

4. Sticking to His Guns: Reagan and National Security / Chester J. Pach, Jr. 85

5. Reagan and the Soviets: Winning the Cold War? / Beth A. Fischer 113

6. Reagan, Euromissiles, and Europe / Samuel F. Wells, Jr. 133

Part III The Economic Agenda

7. Taxation / W. Elliot Brownlee, C. Eugene Steuerle 155

8. Riding the Third Rail: Social Security Reform / Martha Derthick, Steven M. Teles 182

9. The Welfare State / Gareth Davies 209

10. Natural Resources and Environmental Policy / Jeffrey K. Stine 233

Part IV The Social Agenda

11. Failing the Test: Immigration Reform / Otis L. Graham, Jr. 259

12. Civil Rights Policy / Hugh Davis Graham 283

13. Mobilizing Women: The "Social" Issues / Donald T. Critchlow 293

14. Federal Judgeships in Retrospect / David M. O'Brien 327

Afterword: The Legacies of the Reagan Years / James T. Patterson 355.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0700612688

OCLC:

51944355