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This book is the first full-length study into the Reagan presidency with the tools of narratology. It expands the understudied field of research into political narratives as concrete policy tools and provides a new means of understanding the continuing popularity of Reagan as a President.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137273000 |
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This book is the first full-length study into the Reagan presidency with the tools of narratology. It expands the understudied field of research into political narratives as concrete policy tools and provides a new means of understanding the continuing popularity of Reagan as a President. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137272997, 2012. |
| Carrier Form: | 276 p. |
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9781137272997 9781137273000 : 1137273003 : |
| CLC: | K837.127 |
| Contents: | An Introduction and Methodological Remarks The Narrative Approach to Reagan's Policymaking Structuring a Political Narrative Reagan and Other Characters in the Stories Beyond Authorship - Reagan as Narrator Audience as Storyworld Participants Re-Creating the Mythical America as a Storyverse Possible Worlds as Products of Narratives Political Manipulation of the Storyworld Combining Storyworlds into a Storyverse American Religion Sacred Profanity - Religion and Politics in the U.S. Reagan's Personal Faith and Beliefs 'American Civil Religion' Reagan's Vision of American Way of Life American D |