04037oam 2200529 450 991077815050332120170523091615.01-281-08256-297866110825671-85109-886-0(OCoLC)191748351(MiFhGG)GVRL3MFH(EXLCZ)99100000000047545720070425d2008 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrThe Reagan era from the Iran crisis to Kosovo /Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editorsSanta Barbara, Calif. ABC-CLIO2008Santa Barbara, Calif. :ABC-CLIO,2008.1 online resource (xix, 259 pages) illustrations, mapsTurning points--actual and alternate historiesDescription based on print version 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 relations1989-1993Imaginary histories.973.927Carlisle Rodney P.Golson J. GeoffreyMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910778150503321The Reagan era from the Iran crisis to Kosovo3872704UNINA