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Reported are results of surveys conducted 1989-1991 in 28 countries that measured public opinion about the UN. The countries surveyed are compared on the basis of degree of knowledge & awareness of the UN, & favorable or unfavorable opinion about UN performance in dealing with international problems. An attempt is made to explain evidence of similar patterns of opinion across groups of countries in light of recent historical factors. 2 Figures, 3 References. Adapted from the source document.

1930s: the Great Depression and the start of World War II -- 1940s: World War II and the onset of the Cold War -- 1950s: Anti-communism, relative economic prosperity at home and a growing cold war abroad -- 1960s: era of protest: civil rights, Vietnam, and counterculture -- 1970s: Watergate, normalization of relations with China, continuing social and political protest, the growth of international terrorism, and stagflation -- 1980s: Ronald Reagan, the fall of the Berlin wall, the Soviet war in Afghanistan and AIDS -- 1990s: the collapse of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the first Gulf War, the genocide in Rwanda, Bill Clinton, and the rise of the internet -- 2000s: decade of 9/11, the Iraqi war, the great recession, and the election of Barack Obama -- 2010s: war against ISIS, the Tea Party, Black Lives Matter, Brexit, and the election of Donald Trump -- 2020: COVID-19, the killing of George Floyd and protests, an attempt to overthrow an election.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: The Conservative Shift in American Politics -- Notes -- 2 Defining Conservatism in the United States -- Conservative Issue-Positions -- Summary -- 3 Changing Campaign Rhetoric -- Democratic Nomination Addresses -- Democratic Platforms -- Republican Nomination Addresses -- Republican Platforms -- Summary -- Notes -- 4 Changes in Policy -- The Carter Years -- The Reagan Years -- Summary -- Notes -- 5 Issue Preferences and Ideological Symbols -- The Issue Dimensions -- The Tests: An Overview -- The Late 1960s: A Cultural Backlash? -- The Late 1970s: Institutional Malaise? -- The Reagan Years: A Sweeping Mandate? -- Symbolic Conservatism -- Summary -- Notes -- 6 Assessments of the Political Parties -- Dimensions of Partisan Assessments -- Summary -- Notes -- 7 Generational Change and the Conservative Shift -- Defining the Age Cohorts -- A Cohort Analysis of the Conservative Shift -- Summary -- Notes -- 8 The Rise of De Facto Conservatism -- Ideological Versus De Facto Conservatism -- Summary -- Notes -- 9 Conclusion: Leading with the Right -- The Theory of Managerial Conservatism -- The Two-Tiered Conservative Shift -- The Anglo-American Conservative Shift -- Future Directions -- Notes -- Appendix A: Survey Questions and Figures -- Appendix B: Tables of Partisan Assessments by Generational Cohort -- Appendix C: Description of Partisan Assessments -- References -- About the Book and Author -- Index.