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Campbell W. Joseph |
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1995 : the year the future began / W. Joseph Campbell |
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Oakland, California, : University of California Press, 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Nineteen ninety-five, A.D |
United States Politics and government 1993-2001 |
United States Social conditions 20th century |
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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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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to an Improbable Year -- 1. The Year of the Internet -- 2. Terror in the Heartland, and a Wary America -- 3. O.J., DNA, and the "Trial of the Century" -- 4. Peace at Dayton and the "Hubris Bubble" -- 5. Clinton Meets Lewinsky -- Conclusion: The Long Reach of 1995 -- The Timeline of a Watershed Year: 1995 -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A hinge moment in recent American history, 1995 was an exceptional year. Drawing on interviews, oral histories, memoirs, archival collections, and news reports, W. Joseph Campbell presents a vivid, detail-rich portrait of those memorable twelve months. This book offers fresh interpretations of the decisive moments of 1995, including the emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web in mainstream American life; the bombing at Oklahoma City, the deadliest attack of domestic terrorism in U.S. history; the sensational "Trial of the Century," at which O.J. Simpson faced charges of double murder; the U.S.-brokered negotiations at Dayton, Ohio, which ended the Bosnian War, Europe’s most vicious conflict since the Nazi era; and the first encounters at the White House between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, a liaison that culminated in a stunning scandal and the spectacle of the president’s impeachment and trial. As Campbell |
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demonstrates in this absorbing chronicle, 1995 was a year of extraordinary events, a watershed at the turn of the millennium. The effects of that pivotal year reverberate still, marking the close of one century and the dawning of another. |
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