TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ehrman,John
TI  - The eighties: America in the age of Reagan 
SN  - 0300106629 (alk. paper)
AV  - E876 .E344 2005
U1  - 973.927 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Reagan, Ronald
KW  - Conservatism
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Social change
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1981-1989
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1980-
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - 1981-2001
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Prologue, the American -- Paving the way, 1945-1980 -- First term : taxes, deficits, and politics, 1981-1984 -- Work and life, 1981-1989 -- Second term : triumph, disaster, and recovery, 1985-1989 -- If things are so good, why do I feel so bad? 1981-1989 -- Conclusion, change and continuity
N2  - Publisher description:    During the Reagan years, Americans witnessed an extraordinary array of changes, from major technological advances to sweeping revisions of the tax code to the deregulation of major industries and the advent of the culture wars. America emerged from the decade completely transformed: political and social arrangements derived from post-World War II liberalism had given way to the highly competitive, fast-changing, technology-driven society we know today.    In The Eighties, John Ehrman tracks this transformation in the context of Ronald Reagan's policies and convictions and examines the broader trends that enabled Reagan to achieve so much of his agenda. At a time when most Americans remained fairly centrist in their political commitments, Reagan was able to shift policy toward the right by building support for a few key policies. His gradualist approach met with little opposition from Democrats, who failed to mount a coherent response. Based on a broad range of primary source material, The Eighties offers an accessible and balanced account of a watershed decade in American history.    John Ehrman is a foreign affairs analyst for the federal government. He was formerly a lecturer in history at George Washington University and writes on modern American conservative politics. His previous book, The Rise of Neoconservatism, was published by Yale University Press
ER  -