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This chapter situates the book historically, offering an in depth look at Ronald Reagan’s rise to power and his reelection in 1984. Examining the economic, political, and cultural climate of the time, the author examines what was happening in the United States at the time that the works of blank fiction and cinema became popular.
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Donnelly, A.M. (2018). Reagan’s America. In: Subverting Mainstream Narratives in the Reagan Era. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76819-9_2
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