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The Eighties
America In The Age Of Reagan
by John Ehrman
ISBN: 0300106629
ISBN-13: 9780300106626
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Published date: 2005
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
Pages: 296
Publisher's Notes
An accessible and balanced account of the eighties tracks the transformation of America in the context of Ronald Reagan's policies and convictions and in terms of the broader global, political, social, economic, and cultural trends that allowed Reagan to accomplish much of his agenda.
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