Out of the shadow : George H.W. Bush and the end of the Cold War / Christopher Maynard

Author:: Maynard, Christopher, 1973-
Published:: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2008]
Copyright Date:: ©2008
Edition:: 1st ed.
Physical Description:: xi, 176 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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Series:

Foreign relations and the presidency ; no. 9.

Contents:

The primacy of the National Security Council : beyond containment in Europe -- Bush and Gorbachev : the road to Malta -- Personal diplomacy : the reunification of Germany -- A glimpse of the post-Cold War world : the Persian Gulf War -- "When you lose your best enemy" : the collapse of the Soviet Union -- The prudent cold warrior : the foreign policy legacy of George Bush -- Timeline of events : George Bush and the end of the Cold War.

Summary:

"In this in-depth look at the first Bush administration's handling of the end of the Cold War, author Christopher Maynard argues that George H. W. Bush actually made a fundamental shift in foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union. He believes historians have downplayed Bush's contribution, in part, because they have focused on the strong ideological rhetoric of Reagan and Gorbachev without looking at the day-to-day process of policymaking during the Cold War." "Out of the Shadow: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War incorporates a variety of important, previously unused sources, and its focused treatment of the topic will appeal to scholars interested in both the first Bush presidency and the Cold War."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN:

9781603440394 (cloth : alk. paper)
1603440399 (cloth : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-170) and index.

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