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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466148703321

Autore

Reichard Gary W. <1943->

Titolo

Deadlock and disillusionment : American politics since 1968 / / Gary W. Reichard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-118-93436-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 p.)

Collana

American History Series

Disciplina

973.91

Soggetti

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 1945-1989

United States Politics and government 1989-

United States History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: 1968-The End of an Era; Chapter 1 The Politics of Cynicism, 1968-1974; The Shaping of a New Majority; Conservatism as Reform; The Politics of War and Détente; Watergate and Its Aftermath; Chapter 2 The Futility of Moderation, 1974-1976; The Politics of Forgiveness; President as Political Prisoner; Détente Derailed; Chapter 3 Dashed Hopes, 1976-1980; Fractured Majority; Threading the Needle; The Abandonment of Idealism; Chapter 4 Dogma and (More) Disappointment, 1980-1988; The Rise of the Right; Reaganomics

Government by DysfunctionThe Politics of Trench Warfare; Conclusion: Deadlock and Disillusionment; Bibliographical Essay; Index; EULA