Journeys to war & peace : a congressional memoir /
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Author / Creator: | Solarz, Stephen J. |
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Imprint: | Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press, c2011. |
Description: | xvi, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Solarz, Stephen J. Solarz, Stephen J. United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography. United States. -- Congress. -- House. Legislators -- United States -- Biography. Diplomatic relations. Legislators. Politics and government United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989. United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-1993. United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989. United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-1993. United States. Biography. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8454069 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Prologue The Making of a Congressman
- 1. Congressional Travel Boon or Boondoggle?
- 2. Crossing the Allenby Bridge Israel, the Arabs, and the Peace Process
- 3. A Jewish Agenda Rescue Abroad and Relief at Home
- 4. African Encounters Liberation Struggles, Civil War, Corruption, and Tyranny
- 5. Indochina Bringing Peace to Cambodia, Protecting Vietnamese ôBoat Peopleö
- 6. The Philippines The Impossible Dream
- 7. Korea and Taiwan The Struggle for Democracy and Human Rights
- 8. South Asia The ôVoice of India in Congressö and ôthe Lafayette of Pakistani Democracyö
- 9. Central America and Cuba Revolutions Closer to Home
- 10. Encounters in Europe Turkey, Cyprus, and Poland
- 11. The Gulf War When Evil Is on the March, It Must Be Confronted
- 12. The Year of the Shlemazel
- Epilogue Lessons Learned
- Acknowledgments
- Index