Contributor
Johns, Andrew L., 1968- editor.
ImprintChichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Descriptionxiii, 682 pages ; 26 cm.
Note:To grasp and hold a vision: Ronald Reagan and his times / Andrew L. Johns -- Part I. Ronald Reagan's pre-presidential life and career -- Reagan's early years: from Dixon to Hollywood / John Sbardellati -- Political ideology and activism to 1966 / Lori Clune -- Reagan's gubernatorial years: from conservative spokesperson to national politician / Kurt Schuparra -- Reagan runs: his campaigns for the presidency, 1976, 1980, and 1984 / Yanek Mieczkowski -- Part II. The Reagan administration, 1981-1989 -- Domestic policy: politics & economics -- The great communicator: rhetoric, media, and leadership style / Reed L. Welch -- Reagan and the evolution of American politics, 1981-1989 / Andrew E. Busch -- Ronald Reagan and the Supreme Court / Andrew E. Hunt -- Reaganomics: the fiscal and monetary policies / W. Elliot Brownlee -- Reagan and the economy: business and labor, deregulation and regulation / Michael Adamson -- Reagan and the military / Jonathan Reed Winkler -- Domestic policy: social & cultural issues -- Ronald Reagan, race, civil rights, and immigration / Lilia Fernandez -- Reagan, religion, and the culture wars of the 1980s / Matthew Avery Sutton -- Reagan and aids / Jennifer Brier -- The crackdown in America: the Reagan revolution and the war on drugs / Jeremy Kuzmarov -- Ronald Reagan's environmental legacy / Jacob Darwin Hamblin -- Foreign policy: issues -- Reagan, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War, 1981-1985 / Michael V. Paulauskas -- Shaking the empire or a negotiated settlement: Ronald Reagan and visions of the Cold War's end / Gregory Mitrovich -- The Iran-ConTra Affair / James F. Siekmeier -- The Reagan Doctrine / Dustin Walcher -- Reagan and terrorism / Heather S. Gregg -- Foreign policy: regions -- Reagan and Africa / James H. Meriwether -- Reagan and Western Europe / William Glenn Gray -- Reagan and Asia / Michael Schaller -- Reagan and Central America / Jason M. Colby -- Reagan and the Middle East / Clea Bunch -- Key figures -- Mikhail Gorbachev / Elizabeth C. Charles -- The vice presidency of George H.W. Bush / Michael F. Cairo -- Ronald Reagan, Tip O'Neill, and 1980s congressional history / Robert David Johnson -- The troika: James Baker III, Edwin Meese III, and Michael Deaver / Christopher Maynard -- A foreign policy divided against itself: George Shultz vs. Caspar Weinberger / Andrew Preston -- Margaret Thatcher / Michael F. Hopkins -- Part III. The legacy of Ronald Reagan -- Reagan and the conservative movement / Sandra Scanlon -- Reagan and globalization / Thomas W. Zeiler -- Reputation and legacies: an American symbol / Chester Pach.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
