Meltdown Expected tells the story of how, both domestically and internationally, 1978 and 1979 saw a series of catastrophes that shook America’s confidence and hurtled the nation into the final phase of the Cold War. Covering everything from the Three Mile Island disaster to the Iran hostage crisis, it is a vivid portrait of a tumultuous time.
Meltdown Expected tells the story of how, both domestically and internationally, 1978 and 1979 saw a series of catastrophes that shook America’s confidence and hurtled the nation into the final phase of the Cold War. Covering everything from the Three Mile Island disaster to the Iran hostage crisis, it is a vivid portrait of a tumultuous time.
AARON J. LEONARD writes about the history of radicalism and state repression in twentieth-century America. He is the author of Heavy Radicals: The FBI's Secret War on America's Maoists, The Folk Singers & the Bureau, and Whole World in an Uproar: Music, Rebellion & Repression 1955-1972. He lives in southern California.
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Abbreviations Introduction 1 The Beginning of the End of the 1970s 2 Marg bar Shah! (Death to the Shah!) 3 From Harrisburg to Sverdlovsk 4 Economic Dislocations 5 China on the Capitalist Road 6 Up Against the Wall 7 The Use of Terrorism 8 The FBI, beyond Reform 9 After Disco 10 Morality Wars 11 A Shifting Chessboard 12 The Looming 1980s Conclusion Coda Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Filmography Selected Discography Index
Abbreviations Introduction 1 The Beginning of the End of the 1970s 2 Marg bar Shah! (Death to the Shah!) 3 From Harrisburg to Sverdlovsk 4 Economic Dislocations 5 China on the Capitalist Road 6 Up Against the Wall 7 The Use of Terrorism 8 The FBI, beyond Reform 9 After Disco 10 Morality Wars 11 A Shifting Chessboard 12 The Looming 1980s Conclusion Coda Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Filmography Selected Discography Index
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