The Second Cold War: Carter, Reagan, and the Politics of Foreign Policy - Couverture rigide

Donaghy, Aaron

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1108838030 ISBN 13 : 9781108838030

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Towards the end of the Cold War, the last great struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union marked the end of détente, and escalated into the most dangerous phase of the conflict since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Aaron Donaghy examines the complex history of America's largest peacetime military buildup, which was in turn challenged by the largest peacetime peace movement. Focusing on the critical period between 1977 and 1985, Donaghy shows how domestic politics shaped dramatic foreign policy reversals by Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. He explains why the Cold War intensified so quickly and how - contrary to all expectations - US-Soviet relations were repaired. Drawing on recently declassified archival material, The Second Cold War traces how each administration evolved in response to crises and events at home and abroad. This compelling and controversial account challenges the accepted notion of how the end of the Cold War began.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Aaron Donaghy teaches US foreign relations history and modern international history at University College Dublin. He is the author of The British Government and the Falkland Islands, 1974–79.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108838030
• ISBN 13: 9781108838030
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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