Reagan and the World : Leadership and National Security, 1981-1989 /

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Pundits and scholars alike have argued over President Ronald Reagan's legacy. Many consider him a charismatic, consummate leader who renewed American strength and defeated communism. To others he was an ambitious and dangerous warmonger whose presidency was plagued with mismanagement, misconduc...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Longley, Kyle (Editor), Coleman, Bradley Lynn, 1973- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Reagan, Ronald.
Reagan, Ronald > Influence.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Diplomatic relations.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1981-1989.
United States > Foreign relations > 1981-1989.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Pundits and scholars alike have argued over President Ronald Reagan's legacy. Many consider him a charismatic, consummate leader who renewed American strength and defeated communism. To others he was an ambitious and dangerous warmonger whose presidency was plagued with mismanagement, misconduct, and foreign policy failures. The recent declassification of Reagan administration records and the availability of new Soviet documents have created an opportunity for more nuanced, complex, and compelling analyses of this pivotal period in international affairs. In Reagan and the World, leading scholars and national security professionals offer fresh interpretations of the fortieth president's influence on American foreign policy. This collection addresses Regan's management of the US national security establishment during the 1980s as well as the influence of Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and others in the administration and Congress. The contributors present in-depth explorations of US-Soviet relations and American policy toward Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. This balanced and sophisticated volume reveals the complexity of President Reagan's foreign policy, clarifies the importance of other international actors of the period, and provides new perspectives on the final decade of the Cold War. -- Back cover.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages).
ISBN:9780813169385

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