The Myth of Triumphalism : Rethinking President Reagan's Cold War Legacy.
Did President Reagan's hawkish policies destroy the Soviet Union and enable the United States to win the Cold War' Many Americans believe this to be the case. In this view -- known as "triumphalism"--Reagan's denunciations of the "evil empire" and his military buil...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
2019.
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Colección: | Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace Ser.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Triumphalism and President Reagan's Cold War Legacy
- 1. Engaging the Enemy
- 2. Reagan's Military Buildup: "Busting the Soviet Union"?
- 3. The Strategic Defense Initiative: Ending the MADness
- 4. Soviet New Thinking and the Withdrawal from Afghanistan
- 5. Moscow Calls Off the Arms Race
- 6. The Triumph of Diplomacy and Leadership
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index