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A Companion to Ronald Reagan
"To understand Ronald Reagan is to understand our recent past, and A Companion to Ronald Reagan is simply the best source available for understanding this complex, enigmatic, and profoundly influential shaper of American politics and of America's trajectory. Comprehensive, illuminating, and produced by some of the finest scholars writing today on American history, it is essential reading for anyone interested in this American political giant."–Jeffrey A. Engel, Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University “This volume offers the fullest and fairest assessment of Ronald Reagan available today. The chapters cover Reagan’s life, his policies, and the key issues of his time with clear focus and rigorous analysis. This volume defines the field, and it charts many future directions for research and debate.”–Professor Jeremi Suri, University of Texas at Austin
Andrew L. Johns (Edited by), A Johns (Author)
9780470655047, Wiley
Hardback, published 3 April 2015
704 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 3.8 cm, 1.211 kg
“This strapping volume is another fine addition to the Wiley Blackwell Companions to American Historyseries and, at 682 pages, one of the longer ones.” (Reference Reviews, 1 October 2015) “This volume offers the fullest and fairest assessment of Ronald Reagan available today. The chapters cover Reagan’s life, his policies, and the key issues of his time with clear focus and rigorous analysis. This volume defines the field, and it charts many future directions for research and debate.” (Expofairs, 7 May 2015)
A COMPANION TO RONALD REAGAN Ronald Reagan’s life (1911–2004) spanned some of the most important domestic and international events of the last century. Moreover, his administration (1981–1989) represents a pivotal point in American history, when the pattern of US domestic and foreign policy was fundamentally and permanently changed. As perhaps the key political figure in the last quarter of the twentieth century, Reagan’s legacy continues to exercise significant influence on contemporary politics. Providing a systematic and definitive examination of Reagan’s life and legacy in its entirety, A Companion to Ronald Reagan evaluates the events, policies, politics, and people of his administration, and assesses the scope and influence of his various careers—sportscaster, actor, political activist, governor, and political icon—within the context of the times. Finally, it grapples with Reagan’s evolving historical and popular legacy in the twenty-first century. Providing the most comprehensive coverage of Ronald Reagan, his administration, and his legacy currently available, this unique companion is the definitive resource for undergraduate and graduate students as well as scholars.
Notes on Contributors viii “To Grasp and Hold a Vision”: Ronald Reagan in Historical Perspective 1 Part I Ronald Reagan’s Pre-Presidential Life and Career 7 1. Reagan’s Early Years: From Dixon to Hollywood 9 2. Political Ideology and Activism to 1966 22 3. Reagan’s Gubernatorial Years: From Conservative Spokesperson to National Politician 40 4. Reagan Runs: His Campaigns for the Presidency, 1976, 1980, and 1984 54 Part II The Reagan Administration, 1981–1989 71 5. The Great Communicator: Rhetoric, Media, and Leadership Style 74 6. Reagan and the Evolution of American Politics, 1981–1989 96 7. Ronald Reagan and the Supreme Court 117 8. “Reaganomics”: The Fiscal and Monetary Policies 131 9. Reagan and the Economy: Business and Labor, Deregulation and Regulation 149 10. Reagan and the Military 167 11. Ronald Reagan, Race, Civil Rights, and Immigration 185 12. Reagan, Religion, and the Culture Wars of the 1980s 204 13. Reagan and AIDS 221 14. The Crackdown in America: The Reagan Revolution and the War on Drugs 238 15. Ronald Reagan’s Environmental Legacy 257 16. Reagan, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War, 1981–1985 276 17. Shaking the Empire, or a Negotiated Settlement: Ronald Reagan and Visions of the Cold War’s End 295 18. The Iran–Contra Affair 321 19. The Reagan Doctrine 339 20. Reagan and Terrorism 359 21. Reagan and Africa 378 22. Reagan and Western Europe 393 23. Reagan and Asia 411 24. Reagan and Central America 434 25. Reagan and the Middle East 453 26. Mikhail Gorbachev 470 27. The Vice Presidency of George H. W. Bush 491 28. Ronald Reagan, Tip O’Neill, and 1980s Congressional History 510 29. The Troika: James Baker III, Edwin Meese III, and Michael Deaver 529 30. A Foreign Policy Divided Against Itself: George Shultz versus Caspar Weinberger 546 31. Margaret Thatcher 565 Part III The Legacy of Ronald Reagan 583 32. Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Movement 585 33. Reagan and Globalization 608 34. Reputation and Legacies: An American Symbol 626 Index 644
Andrew L. Johns
John Sbardellati
Lori Clune
Kurt Schuparra
Yanek Mieczkowski
Domestic Policy: Politics and Economics 73
Reed L. Welch
Andrew E. Busch
Andrew E. Hunt
W. Elliot Brownlee
Michael R. Adamson
Jonathan Reed Winkler Domestic Policy: Social and Cultural Issues 184
Lilia Fernandez
Matthew Avery Sutton
Jennifer Brier
Jeremy Kuzmarov
Jacob Darwin Hamblin Foreign Policy: Issues 275
Michael V. Paulauskas
Gregory Mitrovich
James F. Siekmeier
Dustin Walcher
Heather S. Gregg
Foreign Policy: Regions 377
James H. Meriwether
William Glenn Gray
Michael Schaller
Jason M. Colby
Clea Bunch
Key Figures 469
Elizabeth C. Charles
Michael F. Cairo
Robert David Johnson
Christopher Maynard
Andrew Preston
Michael F. Hopkins
Sandra Scanlon
Thomas W. Zeiler
Chester J. Pach
Subject Areas: History [HB]
