Walter Lafeber

The Deadly Bet

Lbj, Vietnam, and the 1968 Election

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Deadly Bet, distinguished historian Walter LaFeber explores the turbulent election of 1968 and its significance in the larger context of American history. Looking through the eyes of the year's most important players including Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, George Wallace, Nguyen Van Thieu, and Lyndon Johnson LaFeber shows the importance of domestic upheaval on the election.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780742543911
• ISBN-10: 0742543919
• Artikelnr.: 21685495

Autorenporträt

By Walter LaFeber

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: War and Democracy: The Life-or-Death Bet Chapter 1: General
William Westmoreland: The Tet Offensive Chapter 2: Senator Eugene McCarthy:
The College Student Crusade Chapter 3: Lyndon Johnson: "People Grow Tired
of Confusion" Chapter 4: Martin Luther King: The Dream Chapter 5: Robert
Kennedy: The "National Soul" Chapter 6: Richard Nixon: The Candidate from
Squaresville? Chapter 7: Hubert Horatio Humphrey: The Isolation of the
Politics of Joy Chapter 8: George Wallace: The Populism of the Vietnam War
Era Chapter 9: Nguyen Van Thieu: A Merry-Go-Round in a Chamber of Horrors
Conclusion Bibliography