Gil Troy Review, H-Diplo/ISSF Roundtable Review of Justin Vaïsse. Neoconservatism: The Biography of a Movement

H-Diplo | ISSF Roundtable, Volume II, No. 1 (2011) A production of H-Diplo with the journals Security Studies, International Security, Journal of Strategic Studies, and the International Studies Association’s Security Studies Section (ISSS). http://www.h-net.org/~diplo/ISSF | http://www.issforum.org Christopher Ball, H-Diplo/ISSF Managing and Commissioning Editor Diane Labrosse, H-Diplo/ISSF Editor at Large George Fujii, H-Diplo/ISSF Web and Production [...]

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BOOK REVIEW: Tear down this idea– Review of Gil Troy’s “The Reagan Revolution”

The Washington Times, 1-14-10 COMMUNISM: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION By Leslie Holmes Oxford University Press, $11.95, 144 pages THE SOVIET UNION: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION By Stephen Lovell Oxford University Press, $11.95, 144 pages THE REAGAN REVOLUTION: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION By Gil Troy Oxford University Press, $11.95, 168 pages Reviewed by Jeremy Lott “This [...]

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Book review – “The Reagan I Knew” by William F. Buckley Jr.

By Gil Troy, The News & Observer, 2-3-09 “The Reagan I Knew” by William F. Buckley Jr., (Basic Books, 240 page) William F. Buckley and Ronald Reagan were the conservative revolution’s odd couple. Buckley was the movement’s elitist prophet, scolding Americans polysyllabically. Reagan was its populist preacher, inspiring millions to join him in repudiating “big [...]

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Gil Troy on Simon Schama: “The American Future: A History”

The Grand American Narrative As the united States prepares to inaugurate a new president, popular historian simon schama examines the country’s past to find hope in the present By GIL TROY, Freelance, Canwest Newspapers, January 17, 2009 Many Americans – and friends of the United States worldwide – are greeting the new age of Barack [...]

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Leading From the Center Review: Walking the tightrope to White House

Reviewed by Hubert Bauch, The Montreal Gazette, September 28, 2008 Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents Gil Troy Basic Books 341 pp., $29.50 – – – - It’s a pity that this book had to go to press before the tickets for this year’s U.S. presidential election shaped up. It is [...]

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