TY - BOOK AU - Brownlee,W.Elliot AU - Graham,Hugh Davis TI - The Reagan presidency: pragmatic conservatism and its legacies SN - 0700612688 (alk. paper) AV - E876 .R4117 2003 U1 - 973.927 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Lawrence PB - University Press of Kansas KW - Reagan, Ronald KW - Conservatism KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Pragmatism KW - Politics and government KW - 1981-1989 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Revisiting the "Reagan Revolution" / W. Elliot Brownlee. PART I. Ideas and Rhetoric : 1. Ronald Reagan and the American Public Philosophy / Hugh Heclo -- 2. Reagan and the Transformation of American Conservatism / Ted V. McAllister -- 3. Reagan: The Soft-sell Populist / Terri Bimes. PART II: Foreign Policy : 4. Sticking to His Guns: Reagan and National Security / Chester J. Pach, Jr. -- 5. Reagan and the Soviets: Winning the Cold War? / Beth A. Fischer -- 6. Reagan, Euromissles, and Europe / Samuel F. Wells, Jr. PART III. The Economic Agenda : 7. Taxation / W. Elliot Brownlee and C. Eugene Steuerle -- 8. Riding the Third Rail: Reforming Social Security / Martha Derthick and Steven M. Teles -- 9. The Welfare State / Gareth Davies -- 10. Natural Resources and Environmental Policy/ Jeffrey K. Stine. PART IV. The Social Agenda : 11. Failing the Test: Immigration Reform / Otis L. Graham, Jr. -- 12. Civil Rights Policy / Hugh Davis Graham -- 13. Mobilizing Women: The "Social" Issues / Donald T. Critchlow -- 14. Federal Judgeships in Retrospect / David M. O'Brien. Afterword: The Legacies of the Reagan Years / James T. Patterson ER -