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Reagan and the World (Hardcover, New)
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Essays by seven historians. John Lewis Gaddis argues that Reagan's
record of dealing with the Soviets is equal or superior to that of
Nixon and Kissinger; Akira Iriye praises the administration for
improving relations with Japan; but the essays on Western Europe,
the Middle East, Africa and Central America range from tempered to
slashing criticism. A consensus on the foreign policy of the Reagan
years will be a long time in coming. Foreign Affairs The final
curtain having fallen on the administration of the first actor
president, historians are now faced with the formidable task of
assessing the foreign relations of the Reagan presidency and
placing them into a larger historical context. The task of
appraising Ronald Reagan as foreign policymaker is difficult
because it involves making sense of his apparent inconsistencies.
This collection of essays represents the attempts at such an
assessment by six distinguished historians of international
stature. The contributors address U.S. relations with the Soviet
Union, East Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Western Europe,
and Africa. They differ markedly in their appraisals. John Lewis
Gaddis asserts that Reagan's Soviet policy was not only successful,
but was rationally determined and pursued from the outset of his
administration. Akira Iriye finds much to admire in the Reagan
administration's relations with East Asia, particularly with
respect to economic diplomacy. In contrast, Geir Lundestad is far
less complimentary about Reagan's relations with Western Europe,
and the three scholars who deal with the less-developed areas of
the globe offer generally negative appraisals of Reagan's record.
Philip S. Khoury argues that the administration further inflamed
the volatile Middle East; Susanne Jonas finds Reagan's Central
America policy ultimately destructive of U.S. interests in the
region; and Robert Rotberg concludes that Reagan's administrators
allowed Africa's fundamental racial conflicts and economic
difficulties to fester. Together these six scholars draw an overall
picture of the U.S. government more consistent in its regional
preoccupations than in its ideology. Many aspects of Reagan's
foreign relations will require further investigation before they
are clear. For the moment, however, this volume offers a sound
first historical evaluation of the Reagan administration's foreign
relations. It will appeal to historians, political scientists,
specialists in international relations, and general readers
interested in the United States and the world in the 1980s.
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