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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... Gerald Ford . His name evokes an image of either America's only unelected president , who abruptly pardoned his corrupt predecessor , or an accident - prone man who failed to ... Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s This Gerald Ford.
... Ford navigated the country through uncharted waters and could not repair to any tested , proven doctrines . 19 No president ever had to confront simultaneously what Ford called the " three ... Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s.
... 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 worked tirelessly , reviewing graphic autopsy photos and x - rays of the slain president , visiting Dallas , retracing and timing the steps of Lee Harvey Oswald from ... Ford sounded the 10 Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s.
... Ford.42 Ford was not Nixon's first choice . Nelson Rockefeller , Ronald Reagan , and John Connally all ranked higher on the president's list of possibilities.43 But Ford was the least offensive ... Gerald Ford and the Challenges of the 1970s.
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 |