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The Resource Reagan and the world : leadership and national security, 1981-1989, edited by Bradley Lynn Coleman and Kyle Longley ; foreword by Jack Matlock Jr

Reagan and the world : leadership and national security, 1981-1989, edited by Bradley Lynn Coleman and Kyle Longley ; foreword by Jack Matlock Jr

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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, 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
Language
eng
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Extent
xiv, 319 pages
Contents
  • Introduction / Bradley Lynn Coleman and Kyle Longley
  • Part I. Ronald Reagan and the national security establishment
  • Ronald Reagan's engagement and the Cold War / James Graham Wilson
  • A question of morality: Ronald Reagan and nuclear weapons / Beth A. Fischer
  • Beyond Cap the foil: Weinberger and the Reagan-era defense buildup / Ronald J. Granieri
  • Transformative leadership on Capitol Hill: the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act / James R. Locher III
  • Part II. The Soviet Union and Europe
  • Gorbachev, Perestroika, and the end of the Cold War / Archie Brown
  • For better and for worse: Ronald Reagan's relationship with Margaret Thatcher, 1981-1983 / James Cooper
  • The sense of history: Ronald Reagan and François Mitterrand / William I. Hitchcock
  • Navigating choppy waters: US-German relations during the last decade of the Cold War / David F. Patton
  • Part III. Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East
  • Ronald Reagan and the puzzles of "so-called Communist China" and Vietnam / Michael Schaller
  • An obsession: the Central American policy of the Reagan Administration / Kyle Longley
  • Toward an ecological frontier: environmental policy, economic development, and US-Mexican relations during the Reagan presidency / Evan R. Ward
  • Stranger in a dangerous land: Reagan and Lebanon, 1981-1984 / Charles F. Brower IV
  • Researching Reagan: a guide for scholars of national security policy during the Ronald Reagan presidency / Ryan Carpenter
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9780813169378
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Reagan and the world : leadership and national security, 1981-1989
Title
Reagan and the world
Title remainder
leadership and national security, 1981-1989
Statement of responsibility
edited by Bradley Lynn Coleman and Kyle Longley ; foreword by Jack Matlock Jr
Contributor
Editor
Subject
Language
eng
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
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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bibliography
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1973-
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  • Coleman, Bradley Lynn
  • Longley, Kyle,
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Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace
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  • Reagan, Ronald
  • Reagan, Ronald
  • United States
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • United States
Label
Reagan and the world : leadership and national security, 1981-1989, edited by Bradley Lynn Coleman and Kyle Longley ; foreword by Jack Matlock Jr
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Introduction / Bradley Lynn Coleman and Kyle Longley -- Part I. Ronald Reagan and the national security establishment -- Ronald Reagan's engagement and the Cold War / James Graham Wilson -- A question of morality: Ronald Reagan and nuclear weapons / Beth A. Fischer -- Beyond Cap the foil: Weinberger and the Reagan-era defense buildup / Ronald J. Granieri -- Transformative leadership on Capitol Hill: the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act / James R. Locher III -- Part II. The Soviet Union and Europe -- Gorbachev, Perestroika, and the end of the Cold War / Archie Brown -- For better and for worse: Ronald Reagan's relationship with Margaret Thatcher, 1981-1983 / James Cooper -- The sense of history: Ronald Reagan and François Mitterrand / William I. Hitchcock -- Navigating choppy waters: US-German relations during the last decade of the Cold War / David F. Patton -- Part III. Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East -- Ronald Reagan and the puzzles of "so-called Communist China" and Vietnam / Michael Schaller -- An obsession: the Central American policy of the Reagan Administration / Kyle Longley -- Toward an ecological frontier: environmental policy, economic development, and US-Mexican relations during the Reagan presidency / Evan R. Ward -- Stranger in a dangerous land: Reagan and Lebanon, 1981-1984 / Charles F. Brower IV -- Researching Reagan: a guide for scholars of national security policy during the Ronald Reagan presidency / Ryan Carpenter
Control code
959038550
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiv, 319 pages
Isbn
9780813169378
Lccn
2017010805
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)959038550
Label
Reagan and the world : leadership and national security, 1981-1989, edited by Bradley Lynn Coleman and Kyle Longley ; foreword by Jack Matlock Jr
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction / Bradley Lynn Coleman and Kyle Longley -- Part I. Ronald Reagan and the national security establishment -- Ronald Reagan's engagement and the Cold War / James Graham Wilson -- A question of morality: Ronald Reagan and nuclear weapons / Beth A. Fischer -- Beyond Cap the foil: Weinberger and the Reagan-era defense buildup / Ronald J. Granieri -- Transformative leadership on Capitol Hill: the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization Act / James R. Locher III -- Part II. The Soviet Union and Europe -- Gorbachev, Perestroika, and the end of the Cold War / Archie Brown -- For better and for worse: Ronald Reagan's relationship with Margaret Thatcher, 1981-1983 / James Cooper -- The sense of history: Ronald Reagan and François Mitterrand / William I. Hitchcock -- Navigating choppy waters: US-German relations during the last decade of the Cold War / David F. Patton -- Part III. Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East -- Ronald Reagan and the puzzles of "so-called Communist China" and Vietnam / Michael Schaller -- An obsession: the Central American policy of the Reagan Administration / Kyle Longley -- Toward an ecological frontier: environmental policy, economic development, and US-Mexican relations during the Reagan presidency / Evan R. Ward -- Stranger in a dangerous land: Reagan and Lebanon, 1981-1984 / Charles F. Brower IV -- Researching Reagan: a guide for scholars of national security policy during the Ronald Reagan presidency / Ryan Carpenter
Control code
959038550
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiv, 319 pages
Isbn
9780813169378
Lccn
2017010805
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)959038550

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