04417nam 2200661Ia 450 991045159700332120200520144314.01-281-08256-297866110825671-85109-886-0(CKB)1000000000475457(EBL)305273(OCoLC)780914733(SSID)ssj0000233202(PQKBManifestationID)11191042(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233202(PQKBWorkID)10220329(PQKB)10567310(MiAaPQ)EBC305273(Au-PeEL)EBL305273(CaPaEBR)ebr10202426(CaONFJC)MIL108256(EXLCZ)99100000000047545720070425d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Reagan era from the Iran crisis to Kosovo[electronic resource] /Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editorsSanta Barbara, Calif. ABC-CLIO20081 online resource (279 p.)Turning points--actual and alternate historiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-85109-885-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Contributors; Introduction; 1 The 1980 Election; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 2 Reaganomics; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 3 Euromissiles; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 4 Shooting of the President; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading5 "Tear Down This Wall, Mr. Gorbachev"Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 6 The Gorbachev Coup; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 7 Iran-Contra Affair; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 8 Roe v. Wade; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 9 George H. W. BushIntroductionTurning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 10 The Persian Gulf War; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 11 Kosovo; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; Appendix I; Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate; Appendix II; Iran-Contra: The Underlying Facts; Chronology of the Reagan Era; Resources; IndexTurning PointsóActual and Alternate Histories: The Reagan Era explores a time which saw the rise of the political conservatism that has dominated U.S. politics in recent years, as well as the end of the Cold War that drove American foreign policy for nearly a half century.||What if Jimmy Carter had successfully navigated the energy shortage and the Iranian hostage crisis? What if the assassination attempt on Reagan had succeed? What if IranñContra had not become a scandal? These are among the specific topics examined in |The Reagan Era, which looks at 11 crucial events and speculates on the efTurning points--actual and alternate histories.Imaginary historiesUnited StatesPolitics and government1981-1989United StatesPolitics and government1989-1993United StatesForeign relations1981-1989United StatesForeign relations1989-1993Electronic books.Imaginary histories.973.927Carlisle Rodney P863540Golson J. Geoffrey863541MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451597003321The Reagan era from the Iran crisis to Kosovo1927415UNINA