Paving the way for Reagan : the influence of conservative media on US foreign policy /

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From 1964 to 1980, the United States was buffeted by a variety of international crises, including the nation's defeat in Vietnam, the growing aggression of the Soviet Union, and Washington's inability to free the fifty two American hostages held by Islamic extremists in Iran. Through this...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jurdem, Laurence R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2018.
Series:Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace.
Subjects:
Reagan, Ronald.
Reagan, Ronald
1900-1999
Mass media > Political aspects > United States.
Conservatism in the press > United States.
Press and politics > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Conservatism in the press
Diplomatic relations
Mass media > Political aspects
Press and politics
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 20e siècle.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : paving the way for Reagan
  • An erosion of credibility : Vietnam, 1964-1975
  • The de-moralization of the Cold War : China, 1969-1978
  • An illusion of security : SALT, 1969-1980
  • A symbol of appeasement : the United Nations, 1964-1979
  • A loss of national pride : the Panama Canal, 1965-1979
  • Democratic fantasies vs. Cold War realities : Rhodesia, 1965-1980
  • The pathology of inaction : the dilemma of Middle Eastern oil and the Iranian hostage crisis, 1973-1980
  • Conclusion : a friend in the White House.

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