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001 2009275811
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008 090303s2009 nyu b 001 0deng d
010 $a 2009275811
020 $a9781416597629
020 $a141659762X
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn277237857
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050 00 $aE877.2$b.B86 2009
082 04 $a973.927/092$222
100 1 $aBunch, William.
245 10 $aTear down this myth :$bhow the Reagan legacy has distorted our politics and haunts our future /$cWill Bunch.
250 $a1st Free Press hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c2009.
300 $a276 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-258) and index.
520 $aBunch rolls back some of the worst distortions concerning the Reagan myth: that Reagan was one of the most popular modern presidents; that his tax cut caused the bull market of the 1980s; and that he won the Cold War, and examines the Gipper's conservatist legacy as it continues to impact America's political and economic situation.
505 0 $aRonald Reagan Boulevard -- A man before myth -- An untaxing burden -- Warrior defused -- Prospero unmasked -- Rolling back Reagan -- Enter the mythmakers -- The great misinterpreter -- Reagan's '08 campaign -- Exorcising Gipper's ghost.
600 10 $aReagan, Ronald$xInfluence.
600 10 $aReagan, Ronald$xPolitical and social views.
600 10 $aReagan, Ronald$xPublic opinion.
650 0 $aSymbolism in politics$zUnited States$vCase studies.
650 0 $aConservatism$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1981-1989.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989-
650 0 $aPolitical culture$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPublic opinion$zUnited States.