Ronald Reagan

Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History

By: John Patrick Diggins

Write A Review

Paperback | 17 February 2008 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback
528 Pages

Dimensions(cm)
23.36 x 15.49 x 3.04

Paperback

$36.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $9.19 with

Ships in 5 to 10 business days

Affirming Reagan's position as one of America's greatest presidents, this is a bold and philosophical reevaluation.

Following his departure from office, Ronald Reagan was marginalized thanks to liberal biases that dominate the teaching of American history, says John Patrick Diggins. Yet Reagan, like Lincoln (who was also attacked for decades after his death), deserves to be regarded as one of our three or four greatest presidents. Reagan was far more active a president and far more sophisticated than we ever knew. His negotiations with Mikhail Gorbachev and his opposition to foreign interventions demonstrate that he was not a rigid hawk. And in his pursuit of Emersonian ideals in his distrust of big government, he was the most open-minded libertarian president the country has ever had; combining a reverence for America's hallowed historical traditions with an implacable faith in the limitless opportunities of the future. This is a revealing portrait of great character, a book that reveals the fortieth president to be an exemplar of the truest conservative values.

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Biographies & True Stories Biographies Historical, Political and Military Biographies History Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000 Post War 20th Century History after 1945 Regional & National History History of the Americas Politics & Government Political Structure & Processes

Political Leaders & Leadership

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Introduction	p. 1
The Political Romantic	p. 19
From Huck Finn to Film Star	p. 55
To Repent or Not to Repent: The Communist Controversy in Hollywood	p. 81
Governor Reagan: The Golden State	p. 117
A Reagan Revolution, or the End of Ideology?	p. 155
Neoconservative Intellectuals and the Cold War	p. 189
Into the Heart of Darkness: The Reagan Doctrine and the Third World	p. 219
History as Tragedy, History as Farce	p. 263
Politics, Economy, Society	p. 303
From Deterrence to Dialogue: How the Cold War Ended	p. 343
The Homeric Conclusion	p. 399
A Coda: Slavery and Communism: Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan	p. 415
Abbreviations for References	p. 431
Notes	p. 433
Bibliographical Note	p. 459
Photograph Credits	p. 465
Index	p. 467
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Ronald Reagan

Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History

At a Glance

Paperback

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Biographies

Bread of Angels

The Mushroom Tapes

Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial

Year of Yes (10th Anniversary Edition)

Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun, Be Your Own Person

Into the Magic Shop

Strong Female Character

Nero Book Awards Winner

SAS Brothers in Arms

Paddy Mayne's Desperadoes: Blood-and-Guts Defiance at Britain's Darkest Hour.

An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West

Travels with Agatha Christie

Confess

The year's most touching and revelatory rock autobiography' Telegraph's Best Music Books of 2020

Becky Lynch: The Man

Not Your Average Average Girl - The Sunday Times bestseller

I Am Malala

The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

The internationally bestselling classic

What's Your Dream?

Find Your Passion. Love Your Work. Build a Richer Life.

I'm Glad My Mom Died

In Love and Death

The Lost Notebook

Shadows of the Workhouse

The Drama of Life in Postwar London

Long Walk To Freedom

'Essential reading' Barack Obama

Henry V

The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King

Sovietistan

Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

Episodes

The Diary of a Recovering Mad Man

Unseen

How I Lost My Vision but Found My Voice

Star of the Show

My Life on Stage

The Dark Prince Of Melbourne: from the top crime author of The Golden Gang and On Radji Beach

The short flashy life of Squizzy Taylor and the birth of organised crime in Australia

Inside the Mind of the Backpacker Killer

Ivan Milat

This product is categorised by