LEADER 05340oam 22007332a 450 001 9910963283103321 005 20250204110943.0 010 $a9798216027973 010 $a9786611082567 010 $a9781281082565 010 $a1281082562 010 $a9781851098866 010 $a1851098860 024 7 $a10.5040/9798216027973 035 $a(OCoLC)191748351 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL3MFH 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC305273 035 $a(OCoLC)1426855410 035 $a(CaStbABC)BP9798216027973BC 035 $a(CKB)1000000000475457 035 $a(MiFhGG)9781851098866 035 $a(Perlego)4184092 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000475457 100 $a20070425d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe Reagan era from the Iran crisis to Kosovo /$fRodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cABC-CLIO,$d2007. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (xix, 259 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aTurning points--actual and alternate histories 300 $a50 photographs evoking America in the 1980s and early 1990s, including images of the Iranian hostage standoff, presidential campaigns, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Oliver North, and more. 300 $aOffers a historian's perspective on the events of the Reagan years that helps students critically examine key events in history, with content that satisfies curriculum requirements. 300 $aOriginal essays by accomplished historians who are experts in analyzing the crucial events of the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. 300 $aSets the stage for comparing and contrasting the Persian Gulf War with the War in Iraq. 300 $aTraces the origin of present-day American conservatism to the politics of the Reagan years. 311 08$a9781851098859 311 08$a1851098852 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 Reading 327 $a5 "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. Bush 327 $aIntroductionTurning 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; Index 330 $aTurning Points--Actual and Alternate Histories: The Reagan Era explores a time that saw the rise of the political conservatism that has dominated U.S. politics in recent years, as well as the end of the Cold War, which drove American foreign policy for nearly a half century. What if Jimmy Carter had successfully navigated the energy shortage and the Iranian hostage crisis? What if the assassination attempt on Reagan had succeed? What if Iran-Contra had not become a scandal? These are among the specific topics examined in The Reagan Era, which looks at 11 crucial events and speculates on the effects of alternative outcomes. By showing how easily the world might be different, The Reagan Era reveals the lasting impact of that era's defining moments. 410 0$aTurning points--actual and alternate histories. 606 $aImaginary histories 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1981-1989 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1989-1993 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1981-1989 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989-1993 615 0$aImaginary histories. 676 $a973.927 701 $aCarlisle$b Rodney P$01116127 701 $aGolson$b J. Geoffrey$01814466 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963283103321 996 $aThe Reagan era from the Iran crisis to Kosovo$94368390 997 $aUNINA