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The Reagan era from the Iran crisis to Kosovo / Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Turning points--actual and alternate histories.
- Turning points--actual and alternate histories
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bush, George, 1924-2018.
- Bush, George.
- Reagan, Ronald.
- Imaginary histories.
- United States--Foreign relations--1981-1989.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--1989-1993.
- United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-1993.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Turning 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- 50 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.
- Offers 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.
- Original essays by accomplished historians who are experts in analyzing the crucial events of the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
- Sets the stage for comparing and contrasting the Persian Gulf War with the War in Iraq.
- Traces the origin of present-day American conservatism to the politics of the Reagan years.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798216027973
- 9786611082567
- 9781281082565
- 1281082562
- 9781851098866
- 1851098860
- OCLC:
- 191748351
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