Hamilton, Shane
Contents: Food and power in the New Deal, 1933-42 -- Chaos, control, and country trucking, 1933-42 -- Food fights in war and peace, 1942-52 -- Trucking culture and politics in the agribusiness era, 1953-61 -- Beef trusts and asphalt cowboys -- The milkman and the milk hauler -- Agrarian trucking culture and deregulatory capitalism, 1960-80.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2008
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Summary: A behind-the-scenes examination of the Iran Hostage Crisis paints a portrait of the events leading up to the ordeal as a means for understanding it, drawing parallels to the current war on terrorism. A timely and revealing history of America's first engagement with terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2004