Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970sThe world was watching when footage of the "tank man" -- the lone Chinese citizen blocking the passage of a column of tanks during the brutal 1989 crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square -- first appeared in the media. The furtive video is now regarded as an iconic depiction of a government's violence against its own people. Throughout the twentieth century, states across East Asia committed many relatively undocumented atrocities, with victims numbering in the millions. The contributors to this insightful volume analyze many of the most notorious cases, including the Japanese army's Okinawan killings in 1945, Indonesia's anticommunist purge in 1965--1968, Thailand's Red Drum incinerations in 1972--1975, Cambodia's Khmer Rouge massacre in 1975--1978, Korea's Kwangju crackdown in 1980, the Philippines' Mendiola incident in 1987, Myanmar's suppression of the democratic movement in 1988, and China's Tiananmen incident. With in-depth investigation of events that have long been misunderstood or kept hidden from public scrutiny, State Violence in East Asia provides critical insights into the political and cultural dynamics of state-sanctioned violence and discusses ways to prevent it in the future. |
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... Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s , historian Yanek Mieczkowski reexamines Ford's two and a half years in office , showing that his presidency successfully confronted the most vexing crises of the postwar era . Surveying the state of ...
... Ford blamed excessive government activity and federal deficits . On Capitol Hill , the Democratic Congress sought to ameliorate joblessness through government assistance programs , which Ford targeted for reduction . Ford's struggles ...
... Ford's press secretary , Ron Nessen , reflected that " Ford's role in history was to clean up other people's messes . " In a coarse metaphor , Nessen recounted an incident during one Christmas with the First Family in Vail , Colorado ...
... Ford just finished swimming laps in his pool when the phone rang . Susan answered it and yelled , " Dad , the White House is calling . " In a private Oval Office meeting earlier that day , Nixon had informed Ford that he would be the ...
... Ford's internationalism and moderate Republicanism carried less appeal than Jonkman's views . But the overconfident Jonkman took Ford lightly and exerted little effort against him.30 Endorsed by Michigan's senator Arthur Vandenberg , Ford ...
Contents
Hungering for Heroes | 17 |
The Congenial Presidency | 38 |
Gerald Ford and the Ninetyfourth Congress | 56 |
Fords Vision for America | 73 |
The Economic Challenge | 93 |
The Great Inflation of the 1970s | 95 |
Taking Aim at Inflation | 111 |
Teetering on a Knifes Edge | 120 |
The Energy Crisis of the 1970s | 197 |
A New Energy Program | 215 |
The Energy Stalemate | 228 |
Breaking the Energy Logjam | 246 |
Diplomatic and Political Challenges | 271 |
Gerald Fords Internationalism | 273 |
Thunder from the Right | 304 |
Back from the Brink | 325 |