It is often assumed that Ronald Reagan's administration was reactive in bringing about the end of the cold war, that it was Mikhail Gorbachev's "new thinking" and congenial personality that led the administration to abandon its hard-line approach toward Moscow. In The Reagan Reve...

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1. Verfasser:	Fischer, Beth A. 1964- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Columbia [u.a.] Univ. of Missouri Press 2000
Ausgabe:	1. paperback print.
Schlagworte:	Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Ronald > 1911-2004 Geschichte 1981-1989 Außenpolitik Sowjetunion USA Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States United States > Foreign relations > 1981-1989 United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union
Zusammenfassung:	It is often assumed that Ronald Reagan's administration was reactive in bringing about the end of the cold war, that it was Mikhail Gorbachev's "new thinking" and congenial personality that led the administration to abandon its hard-line approach toward Moscow. In The Reagan Reversal, now available in paperback, Beth A. Fischer convincingly demonstrates that President Reagan actually began seeking a rapprochement with the Kremlin fifteen months before Gorbachev took office. She shows that Reagan, known for his long-standing antipathy toward communism, suddenly began calling for "dialogue, cooperation, and understanding" between the superpowers. This well-written and concise study challenges the conventional wisdom about the president himself and reveals that Reagan was, at times, the driving force behind United States-Soviet policy.
Beschreibung:	XI, 176 S.
ISBN:	0826212875