Companion to Ronald Reagan

Informationen zum Autor Andrew L. Johns is Associate Professor of History at Brigham Young University and at the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies. He is the author of Vietnam's Second Front: Domestic Politics, the Republican Party, and the War (2010) and the co-editor of The Eisenhower Administration, the Third World, and the Globalization of the Cold War (with Kathryn C. Statler, 2006) and Diplomatic Games: Sport, Statecraft, and International Relations since 1945 (with Heather L. Dichter, 2014). In addition, he is editor of the journal Passport: The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Review and general editor of the Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace book series. Klappentext A COMPANION TO RONALD REAGAN Ronald Reagan's life (1911-2004) spanned some of the most important domestic and international events of the last century. Moreover, his administration (1981-1989) represents a pivotal point in American history, when the pattern of US domestic and foreign policy was fundamentally and permanently changed. As perhaps the key political figure in the last quarter of the twentieth century, Reagan's legacy continues to exercise significant influence on contemporary politics. Providing a systematic and definitive examination of Reagan's life and legacy in its entirety, A Companion to Ronald Reagan evaluates the events, policies, politics, and people of his administration, and assesses the scope and influence of his various careers-sportscaster, actor, political activist, governor, and political icon-within the context of the times. Finally, it grapples with Reagan's evolving historical and popular legacy in the twenty-first century. Providing the most comprehensive coverage of Ronald Reagan, his administration, and his legacy currently available, this unique companion is the definitive resource for undergraduate and graduate students as well as scholars. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors viii "To Grasp and Hold a Vision": Ronald Reagan in Historical Perspective 1 Andrew L. Johns Part I Ronald Reagan's Pre-Presidential Life and Career 7 1. Reagan's Early Years: From Dixon to Hollywood 9 John Sbardellati 2. Political Ideology and Activism to 1966 22 Lori Clune 3. Reagan's Gubernatorial Years: From Conservative Spokesperson to National Politician 40 Kurt Schuparra 4. Reagan Runs: His Campaigns for the Presidency, 1976, 1980, and 1984 54 Yanek Mieczkowski Part II The Reagan Administration, 1981-1989 71 Domestic Policy: Politics and Economics 73 5. The Great Communicator: Rhetoric, Media, and Leadership Style 74 Reed L. Welch 6. Reagan and the Evolution of American Politics, 1981-1989 96 Andrew E. Busch 7. Ronald Reagan and the Supreme Court 117 Andrew E. Hunt 8. "Reaganomics": The Fiscal and Monetary Policies 131 W. Elliot Brownlee 9. Reagan and the Economy: Business and Labor, Deregulation and Regulation 149 Michael R. Adamson 10. Reagan and the Military 167 Jonathan Reed Winkler Domestic Policy: Social and Cultural Issues 184 11. Ronald Reagan, Race, Civil Rights, and Immigration 185 Lilia Fernandez 12. Reagan, Religion, and the Culture Wars of the 1980s 204 Matthew Avery Sutton 13. Reagan and AIDS 221 Jennifer Brier 14. The Crackdown in America: The Reagan Revolution and the War ...

List of contents

Notes on Contributors viii
 
"To Grasp and Hold a Vision": Ronald Reagan in Historical Perspective 1
Andrew L. Johns
 
Part I Ronald Reagan's Pre-Presidential Life and Career 7
 
1. Reagan's Early Years: From Dixon to Hollywood 9
John Sbardellati
 
2. Political Ideology and Activism to 1966 22
Lori Clune
 
3. Reagan's Gubernatorial Years: From Conservative Spokesperson to National Politician 40
Kurt Schuparra
 
4. Reagan Runs: His Campaigns for the Presidency, 1976, 1980, and 1984 54
Yanek Mieczkowski
 
Part II The Reagan Administration, 1981-1989 71
 
Domestic Policy: Politics and Economics 73
 
5. The Great Communicator: Rhetoric, Media, and Leadership Style 74
Reed L. Welch
 
6. Reagan and the Evolution of American Politics, 1981-1989 96
Andrew E. Busch
 
7. Ronald Reagan and the Supreme Court 117
Andrew E. Hunt
 
8. "Reaganomics": The Fiscal and Monetary Policies 131
W. Elliot Brownlee
 
9. Reagan and the Economy: Business and Labor, Deregulation and Regulation 149
Michael R. Adamson
 
10. Reagan and the Military 167
Jonathan Reed Winkler
 
Domestic Policy: Social and Cultural Issues 184
 
11. Ronald Reagan, Race, Civil Rights, and Immigration 185
Lilia Fernandez
 
12. Reagan, Religion, and the Culture Wars of the 1980s 204
Matthew Avery Sutton
 
13. Reagan and AIDS 221
Jennifer Brier
 
14. The Crackdown in America: The Reagan Revolution and the War on Drugs 238
Jeremy Kuzmarov
 
15. Ronald Reagan's Environmental Legacy 257
Jacob Darwin Hamblin
 
Foreign Policy: Issues 275
 
16. Reagan, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War, 1981-1985 276
Michael V. Paulauskas
 
17. Shaking the Empire, or a Negotiated Settlement: Ronald Reagan and Visions of the Cold War's End 295
Gregory Mitrovich
 
18. The Iran-Contra Affair 321
James F. Siekmeier
 
19. The Reagan Doctrine 339
Dustin Walcher
 
20. Reagan and Terrorism 359
Heather S. Gregg
 
Foreign Policy: Regions 377
 
21. Reagan and Africa 378
James H. Meriwether
 
22. Reagan and Western Europe 393
William Glenn Gray
 
23. Reagan and Asia 411
Michael Schaller
 
24. Reagan and Central America 434
Jason M. Colby
 
25. Reagan and the Middle East 453
Clea Bunch
 
Key Figures 469
 
26. Mikhail Gorbachev 470
Elizabeth C. Charles
 
27. The Vice Presidency of George H. W. Bush 491
Michael F. Cairo
 
28. Ronald Reagan, Tip O'Neill, and 1980s Congressional History 510
Robert David Johnson
 
29. The Troika: James Baker III, Edwin Meese III, and Michael Deaver 529
Christopher Maynard
 
30. A Foreign Policy Divided Against Itself: George Shultz versus Caspar Weinberger 546
Andrew Preston
 
31. Margaret Thatcher 565
Michael F. Hopkins
 
Part III The Legacy of Ronald Reagan 583
 
32. Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Movement 585
Sandra Scanlon
 
33. Reagan and Globalization 608
Thomas W. Zeiler
 
34. Reputation and Legacies: An American Symbol 626
Chester J. Pach
 
Index 644

Report

"This volume offers the fullest and fairest assessment of Ronald Reagan available today. The chapters cover Reagan's life, his policies, and the key issues of his time with clear focus and rigorous analysis. This volume defines the field, and it charts many future directions for research and debate." (Expofairs, 7 May 2015)

Product details

• Authors: Andrew L. Johns
• Assisted by: Andrew L. Johns (Editor), Andrew L. (Brigham Young University Johns (Editor), Andrew L Johns (Editor)
• Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.07.2014
• EAN: 9780470655047
• ISBN: 978-0-470-65504-7
• Dimensions: 177 mm x 250 mm x 40 mm
• Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History; Blackwell Companions to American History; Blackwell Companion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; Geschichte, Reagan, Ronald, History, Amerika im 20. Jahrhundert, 20th Century America