The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy by McPherson, Alan
The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy by McPherson, Alan

The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy

A president defying Congress. Disrespect for the law. Attacks on the press. Evasion in the courts. The...
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Author: Alan McPherson
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Language: English
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The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy by McPherson, Alan

The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy

$2,134.49
The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy by McPherson, Alan

The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy

$2,134.49
Author: Alan McPherson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A president defying Congress. Disrespect for the law. Attacks on the press. Evasion in the courts. The privatization of war. Quid pro quos with foreign nations. The mounting dangers to American democracy have long been with us. But all these perils first emerged together during the Iran-Contra scandal of the Reagan-Bush era. This opaque foreign policy mess has receded from history, a minor speedbump at the triumphant end of the Cold War. With American democracy in increasing jeopardy from the inside, however, Iran-Contra must be reassessed as a major step down that dark path.

In this gripping blow-by-blow account of the 1980s efforts to trade arms with Iran illegally, fund rebels in Central America despite a congressional prohibition, and dodge political and legal consequences once the truth emerged, Alan McPherson argues for the salience of six democracy-degrading behaviors throughout the fiasco. At the time, many warned of the broad attack on democratic norms, yet no one paid a real price or learned a lesson. Those failures left the country more divided than ever before, and ill-equipped for more severe assaults to come.

Author: Alan McPherson
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 03/04/2025
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.68lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781469686332

About the Author
Alan McPherson is professor of history at Temple University and author of Ghosts of Sheridan Circle.
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