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• catalog abstract "It is often assumed that Ronald Reagan's administration was reactive in bringing about the end of the cold war, that it was Mikhail Gorbachev's "new thinking" and congenial personality that led the administration to abandon its hard-line approach toward Moscow. In The Reagan Reversal, Beth A. Fischer convincingly demonstrates that President Reagan actually began seeking a rapprochement with the Kremlin fifteen months before Gorbachev took office. She shows that Reagan, known for his longstanding antipathy toward communism, suddenly began calling for "dialogue, cooperation, and understanding" between the superpowers. What caused such a reversal in policy? Fischer considers three explanations for the reversal. First, she considers the possibility that the administration reversed course simply to cater to public opinion during an election year. Second, she investigates whether new personnel, namely Secretary of State George Shultz and National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane, took control of U.S. policy and made changes more in line with their personal views. Third, Fischer considers the possibility that Reagan himself redirected U.S. policy out of his fear of nuclear war. This is the explanation Fischer defends as most significant.".
• catalog contributor b10444929.
• catalog coverage "Soviet Union Foreign relations United States.".
• catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations 1981-1989.".
• catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations Soviet Union.".
• catalog created "c1997.".
• catalog date "1997".
• catalog date "c1997.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
• catalog description "America's Soviet policy, 1981-1985 -- Public opinion and foreign policy making: the impact of the 1984 presidential election -- The passive president: Reagan's advisers and the change in U.S. Soviet policy -- The Reagan reversal: the case for leader-driven policy change -- Conclusions.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-168) and index.".
• catalog description "It is often assumed that Ronald Reagan's administration was reactive in bringing about the end of the cold war, that it was Mikhail Gorbachev's "new thinking" and congenial personality that led the administration to abandon its hard-line approach toward Moscow. In The Reagan Reversal, Beth A. Fischer convincingly demonstrates that President Reagan actually began seeking a rapprochement with the Kremlin fifteen months before Gorbachev took office. She shows that Reagan, known for his longstanding antipathy toward communism, suddenly began calling for "dialogue, cooperation, and understanding" between the superpowers. What caused such a reversal in policy? Fischer considers three explanations for the reversal. First, she considers the possibility that the administration reversed course simply to cater to public opinion during an election year. Second, she investigates whether new personnel, namely Secretary of State George Shultz and National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane, took control of U.S. policy and made changes more in line with their personal views. Third, Fischer considers the possibility that Reagan himself redirected U.S. policy out of his fear of nuclear war. This is the explanation Fischer defends as most significant.".
• catalog extent "xi, 176 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Reagan reversal.".
• catalog identifier "0826211380 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Reagan reversal.".
• catalog issued "1997".
• catalog issued "c1997.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Columbia : University of Missouri Press,".
• catalog relation "Reagan reversal.".
• catalog spatial "Soviet Union Foreign relations United States.".
• catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations 1981-1989.".
• catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations Soviet Union.".
• catalog subject "327.73047 21".
• catalog subject "E876 .F569 1997".
• catalog subject "Reagan, Ronald.".
• catalog tableOfContents "America's Soviet policy, 1981-1985 -- Public opinion and foreign policy making: the impact of the 1984 presidential election -- The passive president: Reagan's advisers and the change in U.S. Soviet policy -- The Reagan reversal: the case for leader-driven policy change -- Conclusions.".
• catalog title "The Reagan reversal : foreign policy and the end of the Cold War / Beth A. Fischer.".
• catalog type "text".