The myth of triumphalism : rethinking President Reagan's Cold War legacy / / Beth A. Fischer [[electronic resource]]
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Fischer Beth A. <1964->
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| Titolo: |
The myth of triumphalism : rethinking President Reagan's Cold War legacy / / Beth A. Fischer [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (213 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 973.927092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cold War |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Foreign relations Soviet Union |
| Soviet Union Foreign relations United States | |
| United States Foreign relations 1981-1989 | |
| United States Politics and government 1981-1989 | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 2019. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Virtually no one anticipated the ending of the Cold War. Understanding how this long-standing conflict was peacefully resolved can give us insight into how to conclude other seemingly intractable conflicts. Triumphalists believe that President Ronald Reagan "won" the Cold War by building up US military power and threatening the USSR. His hard-line policies forced Moscow to reduce its arsenal, adopt democratic reforms, withdraw from its war in Afghanistan, and ultimately collapse. Triumphalists assert that contemporary leaders should follow Reagan's example bycompelling adversaries into submission. However, triumphalism is a myth, a series of falsehoods about Reagan's intentions, his policies, and the impact his administration had on the USSR. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The myth of triumphalism |
| ISBN: | 0-8131-7818-5 |
| 0-8131-7819-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817404303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace.
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