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The Reagan era from the Iran crisis to Kosovo / / Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editors



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Titolo: The Reagan era from the Iran crisis to Kosovo / / Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, 2008
Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina: 973.927
Soggetto topico: Imaginary histories
Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1981-1989
United States Politics and government 1989-1993
United States Foreign relations 1981-1989
United States Foreign relations 1989-1993
Persona (resp. second.): CarlisleRodney P.
GolsonJ. Geoffrey
Note generali: Description based on print version record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Reading
5 "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
IntroductionTurning 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
Sommario/riassunto: Turning 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 ef
Titolo autorizzato: The Reagan era from the Iran crisis to Kosovo  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-08256-2
9786611082567
1-85109-886-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910778150503321
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Serie: Turning points--actual and alternate histories.