Eighties, The
Published on 26. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-205-74249-3 (ISBN)
Description
Provides an overview of the 1980s in America.
The Eighties provides an account of the politics and foreign policy of the era and describes some of the major social, technological, and cultural changes that took place.
Palermo's goal is to deepen students' understanding of the 1980s and pique their curiosity to learn more about the decade.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book readers will be able to:
Consider the following questions:
What were the legacies of the Reagan Administration and the profound changes in domestic and foreign policy in the '80s?
What technological, cultural, and economic transformations begun in the 1980s have had lasting effects?
Why have many of the public policy decisions of the 1980s continued to be tried in later decades?
What can we learn about the role of government, free markets, and America's place in world affairs today by looking back on the 1980s?
The Eighties provides an account of the politics and foreign policy of the era and describes some of the major social, technological, and cultural changes that took place.
Palermo's goal is to deepen students' understanding of the 1980s and pique their curiosity to learn more about the decade.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book readers will be able to:
Consider the following questions:
What were the legacies of the Reagan Administration and the profound changes in domestic and foreign policy in the '80s?
What technological, cultural, and economic transformations begun in the 1980s have had lasting effects?
Why have many of the public policy decisions of the 1980s continued to be tried in later decades?
What can we learn about the role of government, free markets, and America's place in world affairs today by looking back on the 1980s?
More details
Person
Joseph A. Palermo is an associate professor of history at California State University, Sacramento. He received his bachelor's degrees in sociology and anthropology from the University of California, Santa Cruz; a master's degree in history from San Jose State University; and a master's degree and doctorate in American history from Cornell University. His expertise includes political history, presidential politics, presidential war powers, social movements of the 20th century, social movements of the 1960s, civil rights and the history of American foreign policy. He has written two books on Robert F. Kennedy: In His Own Right: The Political Odyssey of Senator Robert F. Kennedy (Columbia University Press, 2001); and Robert F. Kennedy and the Death of American Idealism (Pearson Longman, 2008). Professor Palermo has also written articles for anthologies on the life of Father Daniel Berrigan in The Human Tradition in America Since 1945 (Scholarly Resources Press, 2003); and on the Watergate scandal in Watergate and the Resignation of Richard Nixon (CQ Press, 2004).
Content
Found in this section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction The Demise Of The Me Decade
Chapter 1 The Reagan Revolution
Chapter 2 Foreign Policy In Reagan's First Term
Chapter 3 Rainbow Politics And Social Movements
Chapter 4 Popular Culture And The Culture Wars
Chapter 5 Foreign Policy At Mid-Decade
Chapter 6 The Reagan Revolution In Crisis
Chapter 7 A Bumpy Ride To A New World Order
Legacies of the Eighties
Bibliography
Credits
Index
2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Demise Of The Me Decade
America Held Hostage
Ronald Reagan
Governor Reagan
Presidential Candidate
The 1980 Campaign
Chapter 1: The Reagan Revolution
Assassination Attempt
Reagan and the Press
Reagan in Power
Deregulation
The New Economic Orthodoxy
The Environment
Chapter 2: Foreign Policy In Reagan's First Term
Foreign Policy
Central America
Nuclear Freeze/Strategic Defense Initiative
Lebanon
Grenada
Chapter 3: Rainbow Politics And Social Movements
The Opposition in 1984
Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition
Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro
Race Relations
HIV/AIDS
Chapter 4: Popular Culture And The Culture Wars
Technology and Popular Culture
The Parents Music Resource Council
Madonna and Springsteen
Hip-Hop and Jazz
The Arts and the Culture Wars
Chapter 5: Foreign Policy At Mid-Decade
The Philippines, Haiti, and Libya
Mikhail Gorbachev
South Africa
Afghanistan
Reykjavik
Chapter 6: The Reagan Revolution In Crisis
Contra Resupply
Arms Sales to Iran
Iran-Contra Hearings
More Scandals
Chapter 7: A Bumpy Ride To A New World Order
The Savings and Loan Debacle
Election 1988
George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle
The Berlin Wall
Change Comes to the Soviet Bloc
The War on Drugs
The U.S. Invasion of Panama
Legacies of the Eighties
Bibliography
Credits
Index