{"product_id":"reaganland-americas-right-turn-1976-1980-paperback","title":"Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Perlstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNixonland \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Bridge \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the dramatic conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver two decades, Rick Perlstein has published three definitive works about the emerging dominance of conservatism in modern American politics. With the saga's final installment, he has delivered yet another stunning literary and historical achievement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn late 1976, Ronald Reagan was dismissed as a man without a political future: defeated in his nomination bid against a sitting president of his own party, blamed for President Gerald Ford's defeat, too old to make another run. His comeback was fueled by an extraordinary confluence: fundamentalist preachers and former segregationists reinventing themselves as militant crusaders against gay rights and feminism; business executives uniting against regulation in an era of economic decline; a cadre of secretive \"New Right\" organizers deploying state-of-the-art technology, bending political norms to the breaking point--and Reagan's own unbending optimism, his ability to convey unshakable confidence in America as the world's \"shining city on a hill.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, a civil war broke out in the Democratic party. When President Jimmy Carter called Americans to a new ethic of austerity, Senator Ted Kennedy reacted with horror, challenging him for reelection. Carter's Oval Office tenure was further imperiled by the Iranian hostage crisis, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, near-catastrophe at a Pennsylvania nuclear plant, aviation accidents, serial killers on the loose, and endless gas lines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBacked by a reenergized conservative Republican base, Reagan ran on the campaign slogan \"Make America Great Again\"--and prevailed. \u003ci\u003eReaganland\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how that happened, tracing conservatives' cutthroat strategies to gain power and explaining why they endure four decades later.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick Perlstein is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNixonland: The Rise of a President\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand the Fracturing of America\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller picked as one of the best nonfiction books of 2007 by over a dozen publications; and \u003ci\u003eBefore the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2001 \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award for history and appeared on the best books of the year lists of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays and book reviews have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. A contributing editor and board member of \u003ci\u003eIn These Times \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, he lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47396540481714,"sku":"9781476793061","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4dacfcfbfe76f0d8b93b9c2c3fd19d9d.webp?v=1778010160","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/reaganland-americas-right-turn-1976-1980-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}