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040			_aNT _beng _erda _epn _cNT
020			_a9781640121263 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aE877 _b.R663 2018
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aByrne, David T., _e1
245	1	0	_aRonald Reagan : _ban intellectual biography / _cDavid T. Byrne.
260			_aLincoln : _bPotomac Books, _c(c)2018.
300			_a1 online resource.
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338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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520	0		_a"In this ambitious work, David Byrne analyzes the ideas that informed Ronald Reagan's political philosophy and policies. Rather than appraising his personal and emotional life, Byrne's intellectual biography goes one step further; it establishes a rationale for the former president's motives, discussing how thinkers such as Plato and Adam Smith influenced him. Byrne points to three historical forces that shaped Reagan's political philosophy: Christian values, particularly the concept of a universal kingdom of God; America's firm belief in freedom as the greatest political value and its aversion to strong centralized governments; and the appeasement era of World War II, which stimulated Reagan's aggressive and confrontational foreign policy.<BR /><BR /> Byrne's account of the fortieth president augments previous work on Reagan with a new model for understanding him. Byrne shows how Reagan took conservatism and the Republican Party in a new direction, departing from the traditional conservatism of Edmund Burke and Russell Kirk. His desire to spread a "Kingdom of Freedom" both at home and abroad changed America's political landscape forever and inspired a new conservatism that persists to this day.<BR />"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520	0		_a"An analysis of the ideas that informed Ronald Reagan's political philosophy and policy ideas"-- _cProvided by publisher.
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500			_aMachine generated contents note: Contents<BR /> Acknowledgments <BR /> Introduction <BR /> 1. Religious Roots <BR /> 2. From Liberal to Conservative <BR /> 3. Fostering Freedom at Home <BR /> 4. Understanding Reagan <BR /> 5. A Moral View of the Cold War <BR /> 6. Promoting Freedom Abroad <BR /> 7. Did Reagan's Ideas Matter? <BR /> 8. The Reagan Intellectual Legacy <BR /> Conclusion <BR /> Appendix: "A Time for Choosing" <BR /> Notes <BR /> Bibliography <BR /> Index <BR />.
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600	1	0	_aReagan, Ronald _xPolitical and social views.
600	1	0	_aReagan, Ronald _xPhilosophy.
600	1	0	_aReagan, Ronald _xReligion.
650		0	_aPresidents _zUnited States _vBiography.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1898077&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell