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Autore |
Smith John Thomas <1943-> |
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Cars, energy, nuclear diplomacy, and the law [[electronic resource] ] : a reflective memoir of three generations / / John Thomas Smith II |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-59606-7 |
9786613908513 |
1-4422-2012-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (277 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Businessmen - United States |
Lawyers - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 01. William George Maguire; Chapter 02. John Thomas Smith; Chapter 03. More about J.T.; Chapter 04. My Father, Gerard C. Smith; Chapter 05. Life in Washington in the Early 50s; Chapter 06. State Department-Round One; Chapter 07. The 60s; Chapter 08. J.T.S. II, Yale Years; Chapter 09. Romance, Marriage, and Military Service; Chapter 10. G.C.S. and Strategic Arms Limitations; Chapter 11. J.T.S. II, Initial Public Service; Chapter 12. J.T.S. II, Six Months of Justice; Chapter 13. G.C.S. in the 1970s; Chapter 14. J.T.S. II, 1973-1978 |
Chapter 15. The 1980s-A Fraught DecadeChapter 16. Two Divorces and Three Weddings; Chapter 17. My Father's Final Years; Chapter 18. Private Practice; Chapter 19. Final Days and Reflections; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This multigenerational memoir sketches the lives of three generations of the author's family that were involved with some of the most profound issues of the twentieth century. With a paternal grandfather present at the creation of General Motors Corporation, a maternal grandfather who was a natural gas pipeline pioneer, and a father who worked to constrain the nuclear arms race between the United States |
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