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000909819 1001_ $$aGarrison, Justin D.
000909819 24514 $$a"An empire of ideals"$$h[electronic resource] :$$bthe chimeric imagination of Ronald Reagan /$$cJustin D. Garrison.
000909819 260__ $$aNew York :$$bRoutledge,$$c2013.
000909819 300__ $$axii, 238 p.
000909819 4901_ $$aRoutledge research in American politics and governance ;$$v5
000909819 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000909819 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users.
000909819 520__ $$a"Justin D. Garrison provides an original and groundbreaking analysis of Ronald Reagan's imagination as it was expressed mainly in his presidential speeches. He argues that the predominant strain of Reagan's imagination is "chimeric," that is, imbued with a high degree of optimism, romantic dreaminess, naivete, and illusion. Reagan spoke often about religion, democracy, freedom, conservatism, progress, America's role in the world, the American people, the American Founding, and peace. These are for him important symbols, which together express his general vision of politics and human existence. These symbols have to be analyzed in depth in order to understand who Reagan really was and what he represented to his admirers. The book concludes that Reagan's vision contains many dubious elements that present dangers for practical politics and claims that the popularity of Reagan's imagination among Americans suggests a problematic self-understanding. Surpassing, existing works on Reagan's ideas and speeches, this book systematically explains the general quality and major components of Reagan's vision, and it draws upon political theory, aesthetics, and American political thought to analyze his imagination"--$$cProvided by publisher.
000909819 60010 $$aReagan, Ronald$$xLanguage.
000909819 60010 $$aReagan, Ronald$$xRhetoric.
000909819 650_0 $$aRhetoric$$xPolitical aspects$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century.
000909819 650_0 $$aCommunication in politics$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century.
000909819 650_0 $$aNational characteristics, American$$xPolitical aspects$$xHistory$$y20th century.
000909819 650_0 $$aOptimism$$xPolitical asepcts$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century.
000909819 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xPolitics and government$$y1981-1989.
000909819 830_0 $$aRoutledge research in American politics and governance ;$$v5.
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