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The United States since 1980 / Dean Baker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, Dean, 1958-
- Series:
- World since 1980
- The world since 1980
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reagan, Ronald.
- Political and social views.
- United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- Reagan, Ronald--Influence.
- Reagan, Ronald--Political and social views.
- Conservatism--United States.
- Conservatism.
- United States--Economic policy.
- Economic policy.
- United States--Social conditions--1980-2020.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 274 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- Describes the sharp right turn the US has taken following Ronald Reagan's election in 1980.
- Contents:
- Turning away : the United States breaks ranks
- Setting the scene : the United States in 1980
- The Reagan revolution : running to the right
- The Reagan revolution becomes institutionalized
- The Republican tidal wave and the Clinton boom
- The Bush administration and the War on Terrorism
- The United States in 2005 : the impact of the last quarter century.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521860172
- 9780521860178
- 0521677556
- 9780521677554
- OCLC:
- 71146145
- Online:
- Publisher description
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