Ronald Reagan : fate, freedom, and the making of history / John Patrick Diggins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diggins, John P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reagan, Ronald.

Reagan, Ronald--Political and social views.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

Political and social views.

United States.

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

Politics and government.

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

Conservatism.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxii, 493 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2007]

Summary:

Following his departure from office, Ronald Reagan was marginalized thanks to liberal biases that dominate the teaching of American history, says John Patrick Diggins. Yet Reagan, like Lincoln (who was also attacked for decades after his death), deserves to be regarded as one of our three or four greatest presidents.

Contents:

1 The Political Romantic 19

2 From Huck Finn to Film Star 55

3 To Repent or Not to Repent: The Communist Controversy in Hollywood 81

4 Governor Reagan: The Golden State 117

5 A Reagan Revolution, or the End of Ideology? 155

6 Neoconservative Intellectuals and the Cold War 189

7 Into the Heart of Darkness: The Reagan Doctrine and the Third World 219

8 History as Tragedy, History as Farce 263

9 Politics, Economy, Society 303

10 From Deterrence to Dialogue: How the Cold War Ended 343

11 The Homeric Conclusion 399

A Coda: Slavery and Communism: Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan 415.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [433]-464) and index.

ISBN:

9780393060225

OCLC:

74648938

Publisher Number:

9780393060225