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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Bush's first week and 'African-Americans'
Reverend Jessie Jackson's campaign for the recognition of the term 'African-American'.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke The inauguration of George Bush, 1989
A review of George H W Bush's cabinet, and his campaign for the presidency.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke George Bush, the 41st president
The arrival of George H W Bush as the President of the United States of America.
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The Reith Lectures Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics: 1988, The Paradox of Gorbachev's Reforms
6/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how democracy can evolve after a totalitarian regime.
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The Reith Lectures Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics: 1988, Religion and the Atheist State
5/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses the détente between the Soviet state and the Church.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke Yasser Arafat's speech at the UN, 1988
A milestone in Middle Eastern politics as Yasser Arafat is invited to speak at the UN.
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The Reith Lectures Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics: 1988, The Flawed Melting Pot
4/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking discusses the national aspirations of the Soviet peoples.
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The Reith Lectures Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics: 1988, A Civil Society In Embryo
3/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the embryonic state of a civil Soviet society.
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The Reith Lectures Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics: 1988, The Return Of The Repressed
2/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the communal amnesia found in Soviet society.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke The 1988 presidential election
George Bush's victory in the 1988 election, and the complexity of a modern ballot paper.
