| Description |
ix, 191 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 6 |
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Reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 6.
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| Contents |
I The Arab spring: the United States and the Middle East -- "Foreign policy must be about priorities" / Richard N. Haass -- A renewed sense of possibility of change: the peoples of Central Asia respond to the Arab spring / Paul A. Globe -- Remarks on the Middle East and North America / Barack Obama -- Denying terrorist safe havens: homeland security efforts to counter threats from Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia / Daniel L. Byman -- II The Rise of China -- The future of power / Joseph S. Nye, Jr. -- New interest groups in Chinese foreign policy / Erica S. Downs -- Consequential China: U.S.-China Relations in a time of transition / Franklin Lavin -- America's challenge / Martin Feldstein -- III Political partisanship after Tuscon -- "This is a time to make peace in America" / Raúl M. Grijalva -- "The hopes of a nation are here tonight" / Barack Obama -- "It's time to do the big things" / Chris Christie -- "If we don't believe in Americans, who will?" / Mitch Daniels -- IV Government secrecy after WikiLeaks -- "Let the eyes of vigilance never be closed" / Ron Paul -- Secrecy in our open society / Gabriel Schoenfeld -- Dissecting the "WikiMyths" / Thomas Blanton -- V Feminism in the 21st century -- Seattle inspire luncheon: keynote address / Gloria Steinem -- Reinventing feminism / Courtney Martin -- New data on the rise of women / Hanna Rosin -- Feminism has become a hot topic / Phyllis Schlafly -- VI The American food system -- How I fell in love with a fish / Dan Barber -- Ending hunger: the people and Congress / David Beckmann -- Anxiety, allure, and the meanings of industrial eating / Aaron Bobrow-Strain -- Innovation in American agriculture, sustainable solutions to help feed the world / Tom Vilsack -- Cumulative Speaker Index. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
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Speeches, addresses, etc.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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| Added Author |
Boucher, Brian.
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| ISBN |
9780824211127 |
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082421112X |
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