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Title	The president, the state and the Cold War : comparing the foreign policies of Truman and Reagan / James Bilsland.
Author	Bilsland, James, author.
Publisher	Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2015.

Status	Loan Type	Location	Shelf-mark
In Library	Standard	Library Level 8	History TL420 BIL

Description	xii, 223 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN	9781138818316 hardback : alkaline paper
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction -- The president, the presidency and US foreign policy -- Truman's worldview and the origins of containment in Greece and Turkey -- Truman's management style and the Korean War -- Reagan's worldview and management style -- Reagan and Nicaragua -- Comparison of Truman and Reagan -- Conclusion.
Series	Routledge studies in US foreign policy.
Library Class	History TL420
Subject	Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Political and social views.
	Reagan, Ronald -- Political and social views.
	Presidents -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Cold War.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.

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