Word: nationalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...book ends with a passage from Hoffman's writing. "No, sir, Flower Power ain't dead at all, brother, all we gotta do is get our shit together...and grow some thorns...Power to the People! Power to the Woodstock Nation...
Friedman explains what on the surface seems inexplicable, such as why Syrian President Hafez Assad would destroy an entire city--Hama--in his country. He knows and understands how the shackles of tradition and history have shaped the policies of leaders involved in nation-building in the Middle East...
...framework of Friedman's analysis of the Middle East is Assad's destruction of Hama, which the author feels characterize the three conflicting elements that have caused conflict in the Middle East: tribe-like loyalty, authoritarianism and modern nation-state building...
...Tragedies Witnessed," Leland decided to do something about it. Despite the apathy of his fellow representatives, despite the chronically poor relations between the United States and Ethiopia, he formed the Select Committee on Hunger in the House and managed to appropriate $800 million for famine relief in that African nation. How many lives that $800 million has saved is unknown, possibly tens of thousands, but that was still not enough for Leland, who continued looking for solutions to the global problem of hunger...
...American and threaten another. George Bush works diplomatic channels and ponders a military strike, but the painful fact remains: the U.S. still has no effective way to deal with hostage taking. This time, however, there is a tantalizing glimpse of hope -- the prospect of Iran's cooperation. See NATION...