Verfasst von:	Oswald, Edwin G. [VerfasserIn]
	Axelrod, Alan [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	From Ronald to Donald
Titelzusatz:	how the myth of Reagan became the cult of Trump
Verf.angabe:	Edwin G. Oswald and Alan Axelrod
Verlagsort:	Jefferson, North Carolina
Verlag:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
E-Jahr:	2024
Jahr:	[2024]
Umfang:	vi, 270 Seiten
Illustrationen:	Diagramme
Fussnoten:	Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:	978-1-4766-9032-2
Abstract:	"On November 4, 1980, American voters gave Ronald Reagan a forty-one state Electoral College landslide. The man this mandate carried into the White House was largely compounded of mythology. Like most compelling mythologies, Reagan's was a synthesis of celebrity as well as multiple emotional, intellectual, and cultural streams. Throughout his eight years in the oval office, the "Great Communicator" was largely successful in shaping the soul of America to reflect his durable mantra that "government is the problem." That same American soul later embraced Donald Trump--a president who, the authors argue, would have appalled Reagan. Reagan's myth persists, and by understanding his time in office in the context of American history and of the American presidency, we can understand how a transformative president created more than policy by also shaping culture with the instrumental force of mythology. This book attempts to neither praise nor bury Reagan but to explain him in objective, non-partisan terms of contemporary popular mythology. The authors examine Reagan's legacy in his war on "big government," which still drives politics, economic policy, and culture, even in Trump's era. They make the case that understanding the mythology at work is a necessary step toward healing American politics and saving American democracy."--
Schlagwörter:	(p)Reagan, Ronald    / (s)Einfluss    / (p)Trump, Donald    / (s)Präsidentielles Regierungssystem    / (s)Öffentliche Meinung
Sprache:	eng
Bibliogr. Hinweis:	Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Oswald, Edwin G., 1959 - : From Ronald to Donald. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2024. - 1 online resource ( vi, 270 pages)
Sach-SW:	HISTORY / United States / 21st Century
	POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
K10plus-PPN:	1871521742