A Johns
John Wiley & Sons
e druk, 2015
9780470655047
A Companion to Ronald Reagan
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e druk, 2015
ISBN13: 9780470655047
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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.
Assesses Reagan and his impact on the development of the United States based on new documentary evidence and engagement with the most recent secondary literature
Offers a mix of historiographic chapters devoted to foreign and domestic policy, with topics integrated thematically and chronologically
Includes a section on key figures associated politically and personally with Reagan
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Notes on Contributors viii
<p> To Grasp and Hold a Vision : Ronald Reagan in Historical Perspective 1<br />Andrew L. Johns</p>
<p>Part I Ronald Reagan s Pre–Presidential Life and Career 7</p>
<p>1. Reagan s Early Years: From Dixon to Hollywood 9<br />John Sbardellati</p>
<p>2. Political Ideology and Activism to 1966 22<br />Lori Clune</p>
<p>3. Reagan s Gubernatorial Years: From Conservative Spokesperson to National Politician 40<br />Kurt Schuparra</p>
<p>4. Reagan Runs: His Campaigns for the Presidency, 1976, 1980, and 1984 54<br />Yanek Mieczkowski</p>
<p>Part II The Reagan Administration, 1981 1989 71</p>
<p>Domestic Policy: Politics and Economics 73</p>
<p>5. The Great Communicator: Rhetoric, Media, and Leadership Style 74<br />Reed L. Welch</p>
<p>6. Reagan and the Evolution of American Politics, 1981 1989 96<br />Andrew E. Busch</p>
<p>7. Ronald Reagan and the Supreme Court 117<br />Andrew E. Hunt</p>
<p>8. Reaganomics : The Fiscal and Monetary Policies 131<br />W. Elliot Brownlee</p>
<p>9. Reagan and the Economy: Business and Labor, Deregulation and Regulation 149<br />Michael R. Adamson</p>
<p>10. Reagan and the Military 167<br />Jonathan Reed Winkler</p>
<p>Domestic Policy: Social and Cultural Issues 184</p>
<p>11. Ronald Reagan, Race, Civil Rights, and Immigration 185<br />Lilia Fernandez</p>
<p>12. Reagan, Religion, and the Culture Wars of the 1980s 204<br />Matthew Avery Sutton</p>
<p>13. Reagan and AIDS 221<br />Jennifer Brier</p>
<p>14. The Crackdown in America: The Reagan Revolution and the War on Drugs 238<br />Jeremy Kuzmarov</p>
<p>15. Ronald Reagan s Environmental Legacy 257<br />Jacob Darwin Hamblin</p>
<p>Foreign Policy: Issues 275</p>
<p>16. Reagan, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War, 1981 1985 276<br />Michael V. Paulauskas</p>
<p>17. Shaking the Empire, or a Negotiated Settlement: Ronald Reagan and Visions of the Cold War s End 295<br />Gregory Mitrovich</p>
<p>18. The Iran Contra Affair 321<br />James F. Siekmeier</p>
<p>19. The Reagan Doctrine 339<br />Dustin Walcher</p>
<p>20. Reagan and Terrorism 359<br />Heather S. Gregg</p>
<p>Foreign Policy: Regions 377</p>
<p>21. Reagan and Africa 378<br />James H. Meriwether</p>
<p>22. Reagan and Western Europe 393<br />William Glenn Gray</p>
<p>23. Reagan and Asia 411<br />Michael Schaller</p>
<p>24. Reagan and Central America 434<br />Jason M. Colby</p>
<p>25. Reagan and the Middle East 453<br />Clea Bunch</p>
<p>Key Figures 469</p>
<p>26. Mikhail Gorbachev 470<br />Elizabeth C. Charles</p>
<p>27. The Vice Presidency of George H. W. Bush 491<br />Michael F. Cairo</p>
<p>28. Ronald Reagan, Tip O Neill, and 1980s Congressional History 510<br />Robert David Johnson</p>
<p>29. The Troika: James Baker III, Edwin Meese III, and Michael Deaver 529<br />Christopher Maynard</p>
<p>30. A Foreign Policy Divided Against Itself: George Shultz versus Caspar Weinberger 546<br />Andrew Preston</p>
<p>31. Margaret Thatcher 565<br />Michael F. Hopkins</p>
<p>Part III The Legacy of Ronald Reagan 583</p>
<p>32. Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Movement 585<br />Sandra Scanlon</p>
<p>33. Reagan and Globalization 608<br />Thomas W. Zeiler</p>
<p>34. Reputation and Legacies: An American Symbol 626<br />Chester J. Pach</p>
<p>Index 644</p>
<p> To Grasp and Hold a Vision : Ronald Reagan in Historical Perspective 1<br />Andrew L. Johns</p>
<p>Part I Ronald Reagan s Pre–Presidential Life and Career 7</p>
<p>1. Reagan s Early Years: From Dixon to Hollywood 9<br />John Sbardellati</p>
<p>2. Political Ideology and Activism to 1966 22<br />Lori Clune</p>
<p>3. Reagan s Gubernatorial Years: From Conservative Spokesperson to National Politician 40<br />Kurt Schuparra</p>
<p>4. Reagan Runs: His Campaigns for the Presidency, 1976, 1980, and 1984 54<br />Yanek Mieczkowski</p>
<p>Part II The Reagan Administration, 1981 1989 71</p>
<p>Domestic Policy: Politics and Economics 73</p>
<p>5. The Great Communicator: Rhetoric, Media, and Leadership Style 74<br />Reed L. Welch</p>
<p>6. Reagan and the Evolution of American Politics, 1981 1989 96<br />Andrew E. Busch</p>
<p>7. Ronald Reagan and the Supreme Court 117<br />Andrew E. Hunt</p>
<p>8. Reaganomics : The Fiscal and Monetary Policies 131<br />W. Elliot Brownlee</p>
<p>9. Reagan and the Economy: Business and Labor, Deregulation and Regulation 149<br />Michael R. Adamson</p>
<p>10. Reagan and the Military 167<br />Jonathan Reed Winkler</p>
<p>Domestic Policy: Social and Cultural Issues 184</p>
<p>11. Ronald Reagan, Race, Civil Rights, and Immigration 185<br />Lilia Fernandez</p>
<p>12. Reagan, Religion, and the Culture Wars of the 1980s 204<br />Matthew Avery Sutton</p>
<p>13. Reagan and AIDS 221<br />Jennifer Brier</p>
<p>14. The Crackdown in America: The Reagan Revolution and the War on Drugs 238<br />Jeremy Kuzmarov</p>
<p>15. Ronald Reagan s Environmental Legacy 257<br />Jacob Darwin Hamblin</p>
<p>Foreign Policy: Issues 275</p>
<p>16. Reagan, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War, 1981 1985 276<br />Michael V. Paulauskas</p>
<p>17. Shaking the Empire, or a Negotiated Settlement: Ronald Reagan and Visions of the Cold War s End 295<br />Gregory Mitrovich</p>
<p>18. The Iran Contra Affair 321<br />James F. Siekmeier</p>
<p>19. The Reagan Doctrine 339<br />Dustin Walcher</p>
<p>20. Reagan and Terrorism 359<br />Heather S. Gregg</p>
<p>Foreign Policy: Regions 377</p>
<p>21. Reagan and Africa 378<br />James H. Meriwether</p>
<p>22. Reagan and Western Europe 393<br />William Glenn Gray</p>
<p>23. Reagan and Asia 411<br />Michael Schaller</p>
<p>24. Reagan and Central America 434<br />Jason M. Colby</p>
<p>25. Reagan and the Middle East 453<br />Clea Bunch</p>
<p>Key Figures 469</p>
<p>26. Mikhail Gorbachev 470<br />Elizabeth C. Charles</p>
<p>27. The Vice Presidency of George H. W. Bush 491<br />Michael F. Cairo</p>
<p>28. Ronald Reagan, Tip O Neill, and 1980s Congressional History 510<br />Robert David Johnson</p>
<p>29. The Troika: James Baker III, Edwin Meese III, and Michael Deaver 529<br />Christopher Maynard</p>
<p>30. A Foreign Policy Divided Against Itself: George Shultz versus Caspar Weinberger 546<br />Andrew Preston</p>
<p>31. Margaret Thatcher 565<br />Michael F. Hopkins</p>
<p>Part III The Legacy of Ronald Reagan 583</p>
<p>32. Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Movement 585<br />Sandra Scanlon</p>
<p>33. Reagan and Globalization 608<br />Thomas W. Zeiler</p>
<p>34. Reputation and Legacies: An American Symbol 626<br />Chester J. Pach</p>
<p>Index 644</p>