TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johns,Andrew L.
TI  - A companion to Ronald Reagan
T2  - Wiley Blackwell companions to American history
SN  - 9781118607923 (ePub)
AV  - E876 
U1  - 973.927092 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Malden, MA, Chichester, West Sussex, UK
PB  - Wiley Blackwell
KW  - Reagan, Ronald.
KW  - HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - fast
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - United States
KW  - 1981-1989
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: to grasp and hold a vision: Ronald Reagan and his times / Andrew L. Johns -- Part I. Ronald Reagan's pre-presidential life and career -- Reagan's early years: from Dixon to Hollywood / John Sbardellati -- Political ideology and activism to 1966 / Lori Clune -- Reagan's gubernatorial years: from conservative spokesperson to national politician / Kurt Schuparra -- Reagan runs: his campaigns for the presidency, 1976, 1980, and 1984 / Yanek Mieczkowski -- Part II. The Reagan administration, 1981-1989 -- Domestic policy: politics & economics -- The great communicator: rhetoric, media, and leadership style / Reed L. Welch -- Reagan and the evolution of American politics, 1981-1989 / Andrew E. Busch -- Ronald Reagan and the Supreme Court / Andrew E. Hunt -- Reaganomics: the fiscal and monetary policies / W. Elliot Brownlee -- Reagan and the economy: business and labor, deregulation and regulation / Michael Adamson -- Reagan and the military / Jonathan Reed Winkler -- Domestic policy: social & cultural issues -- Ronald Reagan, race, civil rights, and immigration / Lilia Fernandez -- Reagan, religion, and the culture wars of the 1980s / Matthew Avery Sutton -- Reagan and aids / Jennifer Brier -- The crackdown in America: the Reagan revolution and the war on drugs / Jeremy Kuzmarov -- Ronald Reagan's environmental legacy / Jacob Darwin Hamblin -- Foreign policy: issues -- Reagan, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War, 1981-1985 / Michael V. Paulauskas -- Shaking the empire or a negotiated settlement: Ronald Reagan and visions of the Cold War's end / Gregory Mitrovich -- The Iran-ConTra Affair / James F. Siekmeier -- The Reagan Doctrine / Dustin Walcher -- Reagan and terrorism / Heather S. Gregg -- Foreign policy: regions -- Reagan and Africa / James H. Meriwether -- Reagan and Western Europe / William Glenn Gray -- Reagan and Asia / Michael Schaller -- Reagan and Central America / Jason M. Colby -- Reagan and the Middle East / Clea Bunch -- Key figures -- Mikhail Gorbachev / Elizabeth C. Charles -- The vice presidency of George H.W. Bush / Michael F. Cairo -- Ronald Reagan, Tip O'Neill, and 1980s congressional history / Robert David Johnson -- The troika: James Baker III, Edwin Meese III, and Michael Deaver / Christopher Maynard -- A foreign policy divided against itself: George Shultz vs. Caspar Weinberger / Andrew Preston -- Margaret Thatcher / Michael F. Hopkins -- Part III. The legacy of Ronald Reagan -- Reagan and the conservative movement / Sandra Scanlon -- Reagan and globalization / Thomas W. Zeiler -- Reputation and legacies: an American symbol / Chester Pach; ecn
N2  - A Companion to Ronald Reagan evaluates in unprecedented detail the events, policies, politics, and people of Reagan's administration. It assesses the scope and influence of his various careers within the context of the times, providing wide-ranging coverage of his administration, and his legacy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118607770
ER  -