The Reagan Administration: A Reconstruction of American Strength?

by Helga Haftendorn (Editor), Jakob Schissler (Editor)

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110113723
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	11/01/1988
Series:	De Gruyter Studies on North America , #1
Edition description:	Reprint 2019
Pages:	317
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Frontmatter — Contents — Abbreviations — Introduction — I. Domestic and International Setting — Toward a Reconstruction of American Strength: A New Era in the Claim to Global Leadership? — Political Culture and the Reagan Administration — Reconstruction of Economic Strength? The (Foreign) Economic Policy of the Reagan Administration — II. Agenda Setting — Ronald Reagan and his Rhetoric in Foreign Policy — Security Policy and the Opponents of Détente — Moral Containment of Military Challenge: The Reagan Administration and the Soviet Union — III. Decision-Making — Military Buildup Without a Strategy: The Defense Policy of the Reagan Administration and the Response by Congress — Decision in March: The Genesis of the “Star Wars” Speech and the Strategic Defense Initiative (SD) — The Reagan Administration's Policy on Technology Controls: The Conflict of Economic Interests and Security Principles — The Lost Opportunity of the “Walk in the Woods: Motives and Calculations of U.S. Decision Makers — Farewell to SALT II — IV. Case Studies — The Impact of the War Powers Resolution on Crisis Decision Making — The Reagan Administration’s Strategic Arms Control Policy: The Meaning of “Deep Cuts” — U.S. Policy in COCOM — The Collapse of “Constructive Engagement”: U.S. Foreign Policy in Southern Africa — V. Conclusion — Reconstruction of American Strength? — Bibliography — Authors — Backmatter

Editorial Reviews

Examines the results of a research project, sponsored by the Volkswagen Foundation, that reviews the domestic foundations of the Reagan administration's, foreign economic and security policies. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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