1980: America's Pivotal Year

by Jim Cullen

1980 was a turning point in American history. When the year began, it was still very much the 1970s, with Jimmy Carter in the White House, a sluggish economy marked by high inflation, and the disco still riding the airwaves. When it ended, Ronald Reagan won the presidency in a landslide, inaugurating a rightward turn in American politics and culture. We still feel the effects of this tectonic shift today, as even subsequent Democratic administrations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 197883117X
• ISBN13: 9781978831179
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"