HIST 391 - Advanced Topics

SPRING 2023 TITLE:  AGE OF REAGAN. This seminar explores the life, times, and legacy of Ronald Reagan, whom some regard as America’s greatest president.  We will examine Reagan’s rise from his small-town Midwestern boyhood through his stardom in Hollywood before turning to his political career, first as governor of California and then as POTUS #40.  Topics include the rise of the New Right, Reaganomics, and Reagan’s foreign policies, especially his Cold War confrontation with the Soviet Union and his controversial interventions in the Third World.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year