In his global perspective and analytic treatment; Reed Ueda goes beyond a narrative historical account of twentieth-century American immigration to focus on the global and international forces that prompted the large-scale uprooting and transplanting of people following World War II.
#209199 in Books Rice Condoleezza 2011-11-01 2011-11-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.60 x 1.90 x 6.40l; 2.50 #File Name: 030758786X784 pagesHardcover
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Very InformativeBy Sylvia CarrollI was also curious about this black woman with such an important role in the administration. I have always admired her and reading this book really helped me to understand some of what she was going through. In her book; she showed the other side of world events that all of us have experienced and/or heard about. I think she humanized a lot of important figure heads that we will never meet personally. I learned that even though people may hold a high office or position; they are just human; too. This book shows a human and vulnerable side to her that I never saw when she was in the Bush administration.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A fascinating story on inside diplomacyBy A Forest FanI have read every other book from the top Bush officials (Rumsfeld; Bush; Cheney; and Rove); and this is the most personal. That is ironic; since the job of the State Department is not to tell foreign dignitaries how you really feel. Rice focuses on her personal reactions to the officials and personalities she met over her years of high service; first as National Security Advisor; then as the Secretary of State.She does a bit of self-editing; as this is her memoirs; so she doesn't talk about what she does not have to. There is no mention of that Code PINK protestor standing next to her with bloody hands as she testified before congress. But she is not shy of telling the reader when she differed with Rumsfeld or Cheney. The latter of which she gives a good example; when Cheney wanted a stronger stand against North Korea. As Rice pressed him on specifics of resuming the Korean War; she felt that he had not thought through the consequences of doing more than diplomacy. Throughout the book; she speaks truth to power; even if "the boys" don't want to hear it.An unanticipated consequence of this book is that I now feel some sympathy for the job Rice's successor has. Hillary Clinton is now working her butt off in a thankless job; doing endless damage control over the stupid statements of people like Joe Biden with heads of state and trying to give some formative policy to the Obama Administration. Although the two women could not be more different; Rice accurately gives a sense of the trials of running the State Department; and being our diplomat to the world. And that is the real value of this book to the reader.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Condi is my hero!By AI L-O-V-E Condi! She is my idol! I read her childhood memoirs which I adored! No Higher Honor took a bigger brain. I am a fairly fast reader but this one took 3 weeks; for perspective I read her other memoir in 2 days. It was a bout her years in the White House. Her relationships with foreign ministers fascinated me. I really enjoyed it. Thank you Ms. Rice!
