Journeys to war & peace : a congressional memoir /

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Author / Creator:Solarz, Stephen J.
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
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Varying Form of Title:Journeys to war and peace
ISBN:9781584659976 (alk. paper)
1584659971 (alk. paper)
9781584659983 (e-book)
158465998X (e-book)
Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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