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Reagan : American icon
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ISBN: 1350987700 1786720507 1786730502 9781786720504 9781786730503 9781780767475 1780767471 Year: 2019 Publisher: London, England : [London, England] : I.B. Tauris, Bloomsbury Publishing,

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Ronald Reagan is one of the most important--and arguably most successful--presidents in modern American history. He is broadly credited with renewing American prosperity in the wake of the most miserable economic era since the 1930s, laying the foundations for Cold War victory and doing much to bring about the late twentieth century shift to the right in American politics. In this book, Iwan Morgan presents the first thoroughly-researched biography of Reagan, based on original materials and first-hand interviews. He plots a chronological path through Reagan's life beginning with his childhood and early years in Illinois, through his Hollywood career, his emergent Republicanism and his election as governor of California, before acceding to the presidency in 1981. In office, Morgan assesses Reagan's economic and foreign policies, as well as his idealization of the constitution and his near-impeachment over the Iran-Contra affair.


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Becoming Ronald Reagan : The Rise of a Conservative Icon
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ISBN: 1640122559 1640122532 9781640122536 9781640122550 9781612349688 1612349684 9781640122543 Year: 2019 Publisher: Lincoln : Baltimore, Md. : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, Project MUSE,

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The divine plan : John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the dramatic end of the Cold War
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ISBN: 9781610171540 1610171543 Year: 2019 Publisher: Wilmington ISI Books

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"The Cold War came to an abrupt end at the close of the 20th century thanks to the shared vision and efforts of two men: Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan. While seemingly very different, they shared much, including a philosophy of freedom and the belief that they had been called to bring an end to the Soviet regime. This calling they believed had a divine source, and hence referred to their efforts as the Divine Plan."--


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Reasoning of state : realists, romantics and rationality in international relations
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ISBN: 9781108612937 9781108427425 9781108446181 1108427421 1108446183 1108571506 1108612938 1108688381 9781108688383 9781108571500 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press,

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Scholars and citizens tend to assume that rationality guides the decision-making of our leaders. Brian C. Rathbun suggests, however, that if we understand rationality to be a cognitive style premised on a commitment to objectivity and active deliberation, rational leaders are in fact the exception not the norm. Using a unique combination of methods including laboratory bargaining experiments, archival-based case studies, quantitative textual analysis and high-level interviews, Rathbun questions some of the basic assumptions about rationality and leadership, with profound implications for the field of international relations. Case studies of Bismarck and Richelieu show that the rationality of realists makes them rare. An examination of Churchill and Reagan, romantics in international politics who sought to overcome obstacles in their path through force of will and personal agency, show what less rationality looks like in foreign policy making.

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Political realism --- International relations --- #SBIB:327.1H10 --- Neo-realism (International relations) --- Neoclassical realism (International relations) --- Realism, Political --- Balance of power --- Decision making --- Internationale betrekkingen: theorieën --- Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, --- Bismarck, Otto, --- Churchill, Winston, --- Reagan, Ronald. --- Reagan, Ronald --- Reagan, Ronald W. --- Reagan, Ronald Wilson, --- Rīkǣn, Rōnan, --- Reĭgan, R., --- Reagan, Ronnie, --- Reĭgan, Ronalʹd Uilson, --- Reĭgŭn, Ronald, --- Rījān, Rūnāld, --- Rayjān, Rūnāld, --- Reigŏn, Ronaldŭ, --- Lieh-ken, --- Lei-ken, --- Churchill, Winston --- Spencer-Churchill, Winston Leonard --- Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer --- Churchill, Winston Spencer --- Churchill, Winston S. --- Bismarck-Schönhausen, Otto Eduard Leopold von, --- Bismark, Otto, --- Bismark-Shengauzen, Otto Eduard Leopol'd fon, --- Pi-ssu-mai, --- Von Bismarck, Otto, --- ביסמארק, אוטו --- De Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, --- Du Plesis, --- Du Plessis, Armand Jean, --- Plessis, Armand Jean du, --- Richelieu, --- Richlieu, --- Rishelʹe, --- France --- Prussia (Germany) --- Great Britain --- United States --- Foreign relations --- Cherchillʹ, Vinston, --- Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, --- Chʻiu-chi-êrh, --- Warden, --- Chŭrchil, Uinstŭn, --- Ts'urts'il, Ṿinsṭon, --- Cherchillʹ, Uinston, --- צ׳רצ׳יל, וינסטון --- צ'רציל, וינסטון ס., --- צ'רצ'יל, וינסטון, --- تشرشل، ونستون، --- Čʻurčʻili, Uinston, --- Spencer Churchill, Winston, --- Reagan, Ronald Wilson --- Rīkǣn, Rōnan --- Reĭgan, R. --- Reagan, Ronnie --- Reĭgan, Ronalʹd Uilson --- Reĭgŭn, Ronald --- Rījān, Rūnāld --- Rayjān, Rūnāld --- Reigŏn, Ronaldŭ --- Lieh-ken --- Lei-ken --- Political realism. --- Decision making.


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An Impossible Dream : Reagan, Gorbachev, and a World Without the Bomb
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ISBN: 9781643130842 Year: 2019 Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books,

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When Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sat down in Reykjavik in 1986, George Shultz, the American secretary of state at the time, said that it was 'the poker game with the highest stakes ever played'. It was the last time the world had a chance to do away entirely with nuclear weapons. This is the behind-the-scenes story of this remarkable summit conference in the remote Icelandic capital. The book is the first exploration of recently-available archives of both sides - top-secret archives of the Kremlin and the personal papers of Mikhail Gorbachev, as well as the archives of Ronald Reagan. These chronicles, personal diaries and previously classified memoranda are deeply enriched by the personal reminiscences of many of the key players at this era. But above all, the stage is set with a personal and exclusive preface from Mikhail Gorbachev himself.


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God on the Big Screen : A History of Hollywood Prayer from the Silent Era to Today
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ISBN: 1479875643 9781479875641 9781479886746 1479886742 9781479892617 1479892610 Year: 2019 Publisher: New York Baltimore, Md. : New York University Press Project MUSE,

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Silent prayers (1902-1927) -- Censored prayers (1927-1939) -- Foxhole prayers (1939-1945) -- Postwar secular prayers (1946-1963) -- Cynical prayers (1964-1976) -- Revival of prayer (1976-1988) -- Postmodern prayer (1989-2000) -- Millennial prayers (2000-2017).


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America the Fair : Using Brain Science to Create a More Just Nation
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ISBN: 1501735489 1501735497 1501735470 9781501735486 9781501735493 9781501735479 Year: 2019 Publisher: Ithaca : Baltimore, Md. : Cornell University Press, Project MUSE,

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"This book is about the increasing polarity of American politics written by a cognitive scientist whose work investigates the situations that cause people to feel as if they have been treated unfairly. Why have conservatives and liberals been unable to find any common ground on problems relating to economic well-being and inequality? Liberals look with envy at other nations whose citizens enjoy as rights what many Americans view as privileges: health care, maternity leave, a robust unemployment insurance plan, and postsecondary education. It's been assumed that America is exceptional in this regard because it has a culture of selfishness while other nations have cultures of selflessness, in which middle-class citizens are happy to subsidize those earning less. This book suggests instead that these nations thrive because the middle class selfishly enjoys the same benefits as everyone else. One is less likely to worry about being on the short end of redistribution when one has a low-risk standard of living. The American Left has lost sight of the possibility that the middle class can be sold on the personal benefits of an increased role for government in protecting its citizens"--

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Social conflict. --- Polarization (Social sciences) --- POLITICAL SCIENCE --- Social conflict --- Fairness --- Commentary & Opinion. --- Reference. --- Government --- National. --- General. --- Essays. --- History. --- Political aspects --- Social aspects --- United States. --- redistribution, inequity, entitlements, welfare, liberal, conservative, progressive, Democrat, Republican, Donald Trump, Trump, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, middle class, socialism, social safety net, psychology, politics, change, insurance, healthcare, zero-sum thinking, third way. --- Impartiality --- Conduct of life --- Justice --- Political science --- Social groups --- Social influence --- Class conflict --- Class struggle --- Conflict, Social --- Social tensions --- Interpersonal conflict --- Social psychology --- Sociology --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- ABŞ --- ABSh --- Ameerika Ühendriigid --- America (Republic) --- Amerika Birlăshmish Shtatlary --- Amerika Birlăşmi Ştatları --- Amerika Birlăşmiş Ştatları --- Amerika ka Kelenyalen Jamanaw --- Amerika Qūrama Shtattary --- Amerika Qŭshma Shtatlari --- Amerika Qushma Shtattary --- Amerika (Republic) --- Amerikai Egyesült Államok --- Amerikanʹ Veĭtʹsėndi︠a︡vks Shtattnė --- Amerikări Pĕrleshu̇llĕ Shtatsem --- Amerikas Forenede Stater --- Amerikayi Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Ameriketako Estatu Batuak --- Amirika Carékat --- AQSh --- Ar. ha-B. --- Arhab --- Artsot ha-Berit --- Artzois Ha'bris --- Bí-kok --- Ē.P.A. --- EE.UU. --- Egyesült Államok --- ĒPA --- Estados Unidos --- Estados Unidos da América do Norte --- Estados Unidos de América --- Estaos Xuníos --- Estaos Xuníos d'América --- Estatos Unitos --- Estatos Unitos d'America --- Estats Units d'Amèrica --- Ètats-Unis d'Amèrica --- États-Unis d'Amérique --- Fareyniḳṭe Shṭaṭn --- Feriene Steaten --- Feriene Steaten fan Amearika --- Forente stater --- FS --- Hēnomenai Politeiai Amerikēs --- Hēnōmenes Politeies tēs Amerikēs --- Hiwsisayin Amerikayi Miatsʻeal Tērutʻiwnkʻ --- Istadus Unidus --- Jungtinės Amerikos valstybės --- Mei guo --- Mei-kuo --- Meiguo --- Mî-koet --- Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Miguk --- Na Stàitean Aonaichte --- NSA --- S.U.A. --- SAD --- Saharat ʻAmērikā --- SASht --- Severo-Amerikanskie Shtaty --- Severo-Amerikanskie Soedinennye Shtaty --- Si︠e︡vero-Amerikanskīe Soedinennye Shtaty --- Sjedinjene Američke Države --- Soedinennye Shtaty Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Severnoĭ Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Si︠e︡vernoĭ Ameriki --- Spojené obce severoamerické --- Spojené staty americké --- SShA --- Stadoù-Unanet Amerika --- Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá --- Stany Zjednoczone --- Stati Uniti --- Stati Uniti d'America --- Stâts Unîts --- Stâts Unîts di Americhe --- Steatyn Unnaneysit --- Steatyn Unnaneysit America --- SUA (Stati Uniti d'America) --- Sŭedineni amerikanski shtati --- Sŭedinenite shtati --- Tetã peteĩ reko Amérikagua --- U.S. --- U.S.A. --- United States of America --- Unol Daleithiau --- Unol Daleithiau America --- Unuiĝintaj Ŝtatoj de Ameriko --- US --- USA --- Usono --- Vaeinigte Staatn --- Vaeinigte Staatn vo Amerika --- Vereinigte Staaten --- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika --- Verenigde State van Amerika --- Verenigde Staten --- VS --- VSA --- Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amirīkīyah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amrīkīyah --- Yhdysvallat --- Yunaeted Stet --- Yunaeted Stet blong Amerika --- ZDA --- Združene države Amerike --- Zʹi︠e︡dnani Derz︠h︡avy Ameryky --- Zjadnośone staty Ameriki --- Zluchanyi︠a︡ Shtaty Ameryki --- Zlucheni Derz︠h︡avy --- ZSA --- Η.Π.Α. --- Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής --- Америка (Republic) --- Американь Вейтьсэндявкс Штаттнэ --- Америкӑри Пӗрлешӳллӗ Штатсем --- САЩ --- Съединените щати --- Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі --- ولايات المتحدة --- ولايات المتّحدة الأمريكيّة --- ولايات المتحدة الامريكية --- 미국 --- États-Unis --- É.-U. --- ÉU

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