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1 online resource (279 pages) |
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Contributors; Introduction; 1 The 1980 Election; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 2 Reaganomics; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 3 Euromissiles; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 4 Shooting of the President; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading |
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5 "Tear Down This Wall, Mr. Gorbachev"Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 6 The Gorbachev Coup; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 7 Iran-Contra Affair; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 8 Roe v. Wade; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 9 George H.W. Bush |
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IntroductionTurning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 10 The Persian Gulf War; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; 11 Kosovo; Introduction; Turning Point; Actual History; Alternate History; Discussion Questions; Bibliography and Further Reading; Appendix I; Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate; Appendix II; Iran-Contra: The Underlying Facts; Chronology of the Reagan Era; Resources; Index |
| Summary |
Turning PointsóActual and Alternate Histories: The Reagan Era explores a time which saw the rise of the political conservatism that has dominated U.S. politics in recent years, as well as the end of the Cold War that drove American foreign policy for nearly a half century.| hat if Jimmy Carter had successfully navigated the energy shortage and the Iranian hostage crisis? What if the assassination attempt on Reagan had succeed? What if IranñContra had not become a scandal? These are among the specific topics examined in he Reagan Era, which looks at 11 crucial events and speculates on the ef |
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Print version record |
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Reagan, Ronald.
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Reagan, Ronald fast |
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Imaginary histories.
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History.
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History
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history (discipline)
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History
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Imaginary histories
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Electronic book
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Golson, J. Geoffrey.
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| ISBN |
9781851098866 |
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1851098860 |
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