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Journeys to war & peace [electronic resource] : a congressional memoir / Stephen J. Solarz ; with a foreword by Norman Ornstein.

By: Solarz, Stephen J.
Contributor(s): Ornstein, Norman | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Waltham, Mass. : Brandeis University Press, c2011Description: xvi, 247 p. : ill.Other title: Journeys to war and peace.Subject(s): Solarz, Stephen J | United States. Congress. House -- Biography | Legislators -- United States -- Biography | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989 | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-1993 | United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989 | United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-1993Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 328.73/092 | B Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The Making of a Congressman -- Congressional travel : boon or boondoggle? -- Crossing the Allenby Bridge : Israel, the Arabs, and the peace process -- A Jewish agenda : rescue abroad and relief at home -- African encounters : liberation struggles, civil war, corruption, and tyranny -- Indochina : bringing peace to Cambodia, protecting Vietnamese "boat people" -- The Philippines : the impossible dream -- Korea and Taiwan : the struggle for democracy and human rights -- South Asia : the "voice of India in Congress" and "the Lafayette of Pakistani democracy" -- Central America and Cuba : revolutions closer to home -- Encounters in Europe : Turkey, Cyprus, and Poland -- The Gulf War : when evil is on the march, it must be confronted -- The year of the Shlemazel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Making of a Congressman -- Congressional travel : boon or boondoggle? -- Crossing the Allenby Bridge : Israel, the Arabs, and the peace process -- A Jewish agenda : rescue abroad and relief at home -- African encounters : liberation struggles, civil war, corruption, and tyranny -- Indochina : bringing peace to Cambodia, protecting Vietnamese "boat people" -- The Philippines : the impossible dream -- Korea and Taiwan : the struggle for democracy and human rights -- South Asia : the "voice of India in Congress" and "the Lafayette of Pakistani democracy" -- Central America and Cuba : revolutions closer to home -- Encounters in Europe : Turkey, Cyprus, and Poland -- The Gulf War : when evil is on the march, it must be confronted -- The year of the Shlemazel.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.