Living in the Eighties

Some see the 1980s as a Golden Age, a "Morning in America" when Ronald Reagan revived America''s economy, reoriented American politics, and restored Americans'' faith in their country and in themselves. Others see the 1980s as a new "Gilded Age," an era that was selfish, superficial, glitzy, greedy, divisive, and destructive. This multifaceted exploration of the 1980s brings together a variety of ...