Table of Contents

Introduction The Encyclopedia Chronology Acronyms Index

Promotional Information

The first and only ready-reference source on the Reagan-Bush years.

About the Author

PETER B. LEVY is Associate Professor of History at York College, York, Pennsylvania. He is the author of 100 Key Documents in American Democracy (Greenwood Press, 1993), Let Freedom Ring: A Documentary History of the Modern Civil Rights Movement (Greenwood Press/Praeger, 1992), and The New Left and Labor in the 1960s. He is currently working on a case study of the race relations in Cambridge, Maryland, an analytical overview of the civil rights movement, and a reader on the 1960's.

Reviews

.,."the encyclopedia profiles individuals prominent in the era both in and out of office, recaps significant domestic and international events, explains major legislation, and summerizes the state of key topics such as the U.S. economy and homelessness...Levy has produced a balanced, reliable, exposition of the key events and players of the Reagan-Bush years that will continue to be useful for factual information..."-Rettig On Reference

"During the 12 years Ronald Reagan and George Bush occupied the White House, the U.S. saw a recession and inflation; military actions in Grenada, the Persian Gulf, and Somalia; the Challenger disaster, and other events that continue to shape our lives. Levy...gives a balanced picture of those years... [It] will be useful in academic and medium-size to large public libraries. It is also an attractive purchase for high-school libraries as a starting point for assignments on the issues, events, and personalities of the period."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?...the encyclopedia profiles individuals prominent in the era both in and out of office, recaps significant domestic and international events, explains major legislation, and summerizes the state of key topics such as the U.S. economy and homelessness...Levy has produced a balanced, reliable, exposition of the key events and players of the Reagan-Bush years that will continue to be useful for factual information...?-Rettig On Reference

?During the 12 years Ronald Reagan and George Bush occupied the White House, the U.S. saw a recession and inflation; military actions in Grenada, the Persian Gulf, and Somalia; the Challenger disaster, and other events that continue to shape our lives. Levy...gives a balanced picture of those years... [It] will be useful in academic and medium-size to large public libraries. It is also an attractive purchase for high-school libraries as a starting point for assignments on the issues, events, and personalities of the period.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

?Levy provides an objective summary in encyclopedic format of the most important events, issues, laws, and trends during the often complex and seemingly contradictory Reagan-Bush presidencies... he offers reliable and accurate descriptive information with a minimum of judgment and analysis.?-Choice

?Levy...uses a detailed dictionary approach to the personalities and political events of 1980-1992...Except for the major events and people, the entries are several paragraphs long and take a neutral tone. Most entries contain cross references, and all include citations to suggested readings. A useful timeline of key events and a statistical profile of the Reagan-Bush years offering mostly economic indicators round out the book. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries.?-Library Journal

?More than focusing on the political climate, the book addresses social issues, popular culture, foreign concerns, and events of those years. Much of the terminology associated with those presidencies is explained, for example Reagonomics, Reagan Doctrine, and Points of Light...Recommended.?-The Book Report

?This volume includes information on the people, places and events of importance during the Reagan-Bush presidential era...Levy takes an objective stance and his narrative is easy to read. A useful title for research.?-School Library Journal

..."the encyclopedia profiles individuals prominent in the era both in and out of office, recaps significant domestic and international events, explains major legislation, and summerizes the state of key topics such as the U.S. economy and homelessness...Levy has produced a balanced, reliable, exposition of the key events and players of the Reagan-Bush years that will continue to be useful for factual information..."-Rettig On Reference

"Levy provides an objective summary in encyclopedic format of the most important events, issues, laws, and trends during the often complex and seemingly contradictory Reagan-Bush presidencies... he offers reliable and accurate descriptive information with a minimum of judgment and analysis."-Choice

"Levy...uses a detailed dictionary approach to the personalities and political events of 1980-1992...Except for the major events and people, the entries are several paragraphs long and take a neutral tone. Most entries contain cross references, and all include citations to suggested readings. A useful timeline of key events and a statistical profile of the Reagan-Bush years offering mostly economic indicators round out the book. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries."-Library Journal

"More than focusing on the political climate, the book addresses social issues, popular culture, foreign concerns, and events of those years. Much of the terminology associated with those presidencies is explained, for example Reagonomics, Reagan Doctrine, and Points of Light...Recommended."-The Book Report

"This volume includes information on the people, places and events of importance during the Reagan-Bush presidential era...Levy takes an objective stance and his narrative is easy to read. A useful title for research."-School Library Journal