This companion offers an overview of Richard M. Nixon’s life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the evolution and current state, of Nixon scholarship.Examines the central arguments and scholarly debates thatsurround his term in officeExplores Nixon’s legacy and the historical significance of his years as presidentCovers the full range of topics, from hiscampaigns for Congress, to his career as Vice-President, to his presidency and WatergateMakes extensive use of the recent paper and electronic releases from the Nixon Presidential Materials Project INDICE: Notes on Contributors.Introduction: Melvin Small.1. Nixon Biographies (Iwan Morgan).2. The Pre-Political Years, 1913-1945 (Joseph Dmohowski).3. Pat Nixon (Gil Troy).4. The Congressional Years (Anthony Rama Maravillas).5. The Alger Hiss Case (Athan G. Theoharis).6. The Richard Nixon Vice Presidency: Research Without the Nixon Manuscripts (Irwin F. Gellman).7. The Election of 1960 (W. J. Rorabaugh).8. The Election of 1968 (Melvin Small).9. The Election of 1972 (Rick Perlstein).10. The Administrative Presidency (Karen M. Hult).11. Richard Nixon, the Great Society, and Social Reforms: A Lost Opportunity? (Romain Huret).12. Civil Rights Policy (Dean J. Kotlowski).13. Economic Policy (Nigel Bowles).14. Political Realignment (Robert Mason).15. Nixon and the Environment (Paul Charles Milazzo).16. Nixon and the Media (Tim Kiska).17. Nixon and Dissent (Katherine Scott).18. Nixon and Agnew (Justin P. Coffey).19. Foreign Policy Overview (Jussi M. HanhimÃñki).20. Nixon and Kissinger (Robert D. Schulzinger).21. The Vietnam War (Jeffrey P. Kimball).22. Explorations of Détente (Keith L. Nelson).23. The China Card (Evelyn Goh).24. Nixon and Europe: Transatlantic Policy in the Shadow of Other Priorities (Luke A. Nichter).25. Latin America and the Quest for Stability (Mark Attwood Lawrence).26. Watergate (KeithW. Olson).27. Nixon and Ford (John Robert Greene).28. Nixon’s Image: A Brief History (David Greenberg).29. The Nixon Tapes (Sahr Conway-Lanz).Bibliography.Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4443-4095-2
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 608
- Fecha Publicación: 03/04/2012
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