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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, naiveté, 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.
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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, naiveté, 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.
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What is \"An Empire of Ideals\" about?
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, naiveté, 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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in \"An Empire of Ideals\"?
Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political science and theory
Where can I read a sample of \"An Empire of Ideals\"?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781136675751
Is \"An Empire of Ideals\" part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance
Who is/are the Author/s of the book \"An Empire of Ideals\"?
Justin D. Garrison
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
\"An Empire of Ideals\" is available as ebook(ISBN 9781136675751) and pdf(ISBN 9781136675683)