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 b...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Kentucky :
University Press of Kentucky,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.


