Buildup : The Politics of Defense in the Reagan Era / Daniel Wirls.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wirls, Daniel, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

U.S. History.

Local Subjects:

U.S. History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The eight-year Reagan presidency not only initiated the largest peacetime military buildup in American history, but also altered traditional partisan alignments and revised the policy agenda of the welfare state. In his insightful book, Daniel Wirls clarifies the relationship between defense policy and domestic policy during this period of significant political change when he examines three defense policies, the political coalitions behind them, and their interactions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Defense Policy and Domestic Politics

1. Continuity and Change in Cold War Politics

2. Military Policy and the Reagan Revolution

3. The Rise of the Nuclear Weapons Peace Movement

4. The Origins of Military Reform

5. The Nuclear Freeze Campaign and the Democratic Party

6. The Strategic Defense Initiative

7. Congressional Procurement Reform

8. From Buildup to Build-down

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 05. Mai 2020)

ISBN:

1-5017-3807-0

OCLC:

1153477393