The Myth of Triumphalism : Rethinking President Reagan's Cold War Legacy /

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"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 b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fischer, Beth A., 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Reagan, Ronald.
Politics and government.
Diplomatic relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Diplomacy.
Guerre froide.
Cold War.
United States.
Soviet Union.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1981-1989.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1981-1989.
URSS > Relations exterieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > URSS.
United States > Politics and government > 1981-1989.
United States > Foreign relations > 1981-1989.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Triumphalism and President Reagan's Cold War legacy
  • Engaging the enemy
  • Reagan's military buildup : "busting the Soviet Union"?
  • The strategic defense initiative : ending the MADness
  • Soviet new thinking and the withdrawal from Afghanistan
  • Moscow calls off the arms race
  • The triumph of diplomacy and leadership.

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