The Eighties

Author : Joseph Palermo
Publisher : Pearson Higher Ed
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780205955169

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The Eighties by Joseph Palermo Pdf

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. 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? Note: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit: www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MySearchLab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205840116 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205840113.

Author : John Ehrman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300106626

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The Eighties by John Ehrman Pdf

An accessible and balanced account of the eighties tracks the transformation of America in the context of Ronald Reagan's policies and convictions and in terms of the broader global, political, social, economic, and cultural trends that allowed Reagan to accomplish much of his agenda.

Author : Gil Troy,Vincent J. Cannato
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 019972010X

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Living in the Eighties by Gil Troy,Vincent J. Cannato Pdf

Some see the 1980s as a Golden Age, a "Morning in America" when Ronald Reagan revived America's economy, reoriented American politics, and restored Americans' faith in their country and in themselves. Others see the 1980s as a new "Gilded Age," an era that was selfish, superficial, glitzy, greedy, divisive, and destructive. This multifaceted exploration of the 1980s brings together a variety of voices from different political persuasions, generations, and vantage points. The volume features work by Reagan critics and Reagan fans (including one of President Reagan's closest aides, Ed Meese), by historians who think the 1980s were a disastrous time, those who think it was a glorious time, and those who see both the blessings and the curses of the decade. Their essays examine everything from multiculturalism, Southern conservatism, and Reaganomics, to music culture, religion, crime, AIDS, and the city. A complex, thoughtful account of a watershed in our recent history, this volume will engage anyone interested in this pivotal decade.

Author : Jane Feuer
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1995-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822382690

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Seeing Through the Eighties by Jane Feuer Pdf

The 1980s saw the rise of Ronald Reagan and the New Right in American politics, the popularity of programs such as thirtysomething and Dynasty on network television, and the increasingly widespread use of VCRs, cable TV, and remote control in American living rooms. In Seeing Through the Eighties, Jane Feuer critically examines this most aesthetically complex and politically significant period in the history of American television in the context of the prevailing conservative ideological climate. With wit, humor, and an undisguised appreciation of TV, she demonstrates the richness of this often-slighted medium as a source of significance for cultural criticism and delivers a compelling decade-defining analysis of our most recent past. With a cast of characters including Michael, Hope, Elliot, Nancy, Melissa, and Gary; Alexis, Krystle, Blake, and all the other Carringtons; not to mention Maddie and David; even Crockett and Tubbs, Feuer smoothly blends close readings of well-known programs and analysis of television’s commercial apparatus with a thorough-going theoretical perspective engaged with the work of Baudrillard, Fiske, and others. Her comparative look at Yuppie TV, Prime Time Soaps, and made-for-TV-movie Trauma Dramas reveals the contradictions and tensions at work in much prime-time programming and in the frustrations of the American popular consciousness. Seeing Through the Eighties also addresses the increased commodification of both the producers and consumers of television as a result of technological innovations and the introduction of new marketing techniques. Claiming a close relationship between television and the cultures that create and view it, Jane Feuer sees the eighties through televison while seeing through television in every sense of the word.

Author : United States. Panel on Policies and Prospects for Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan America
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Urban policy
ISBN : PURD:32754078649385

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Urban America in the Eighties by United States. Panel on Policies and Prospects for Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan America Pdf

Author : William J. Palmer
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0809320290

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The Films of the Eighties by William J. Palmer Pdf

In this remarkable sequel to his Films of the Seventies: A Social History, William J. Palmer examines more than three hundred films as texts that represent, revise, parody, comment upon, and generate discussion about major events, issues, and social trends of the eighties. Palmer defines the dialectic between film art and social history, taking as his theoretical model the "holograph of history" that originated from the New Historicist theories of Hayden White and Dominick LaCapra. Combining the interests and methodologies of social history and film criticism, Palmer contends that film is a socially conscious interpreter and commentator upon the issues of contemporary social history. In the eighties, such issues included the war in Vietnam, the preservation of the American farm, terrorism, nuclear holocaust, changes in Soviet-American relations, neoconservative feminism, and yuppies. Among the films Palmer examines are Platoon, The Killing Fields, The River, Out of Africa, Little Drummer Girl, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Silkwood, The Day After, Red Dawn, Moscow on the Hudson, Troop Beverly Hills, and Fatal Attraction. Utilizing the principles of New Historicism, Palmer demonstrates that film can analyze and critique history as well as present it.

Author : Tom Tierney
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0486400743

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Great Fashion Designs of the Eighties Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney Pdf

2 dolls, 30 elegant costumes. Sophisticated cocktail dresses, lavish ball gowns, stunning casual wear, and more by Bill Blass, Halston, Ungaro, Armani, others.

Author : Donald A. Hicks
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1412840783

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Urban America in the Eighties by Donald A. Hicks Pdf

First published in Washington by the President's Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties in 1980.

Author : Alberto Alesina,Geoffrey Carliner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226012827

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Politics and Economics in the Eighties by Alberto Alesina,Geoffrey Carliner Pdf

Is the federal budget deficit a result of congressional deadlocks, gross miscalculation of economic trends, or a Republican strategy to tie the budgetary hands of future Democratic leadership? To what extend does the partisan split between Congress and the executive branch constrain the president's agenda? In this volume, political scientists and economists tackle these and many other contentious issues, offering a variety of analytical perspectives. Certain to provoke controversy, this interdisciplinary volume brings together policy experts to provide a coherent analysis of the most important economic policy changes of the 1980s. Through a detailed examination of voting patterns, monetary and fiscal policies, welfare spending, tax reform, minimum wage legislation, the savings and loan collapse, and international trade policy, the authors explore how politics can influence the direction of economic policymaking.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Bank examination
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007585552

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History of the Eighties--lessons for the Future by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Bank examination
ISBN : HARVARD:32044049257520

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History of the Eighties: Symposium proceedings, January 16, 1997 by Anonim Pdf

A study by the FDIC staff to examine and analyse the banking crisis of the 1980s and 1990s.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Bank examination
ISBN : UOM:49015002398098

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History of the Eighties--lessons for the Future: Symposium proceedings, January 16, 1997 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Bank examination
ISBN : UOM:49015002398080

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History of the Eighties--lessons for the Future: An examination of the banking crises of the 1980s and early 1990s by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Agricultural extension work
ISBN : UCR:31210024768036

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Review of the Report "Extension in the Eighties" by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Pdf

Author : David Scott Bell
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : 0709904436

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Labour Into the Eighties by David Scott Bell Pdf