The words of our time : speeches that made a difference 2001-2011 / John Shosky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shosky, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Speeches, addresses, etc.

History, Modern--21st century.

History, Modern.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xvii, 379 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Biteback Pub., 2012.

Contents:

Moral Authority

'The hard life must be worthwhile / Aung San Suu Kyi Kyi, Aung San Suu 9

'To form a more perfect union ... we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds' / Barack Obama Obama, Barack 17

'A sense of solidarity' / Václav Havel Havel, Václav 28

Uk Governance

'We are at our best when at our boldest' / Tony Blair Blair, Tony 31

'Britain is not a follower. It is a leader' / Tony Blair Blair, Tony 44

'A devalued Prime Minister, of a devalued government' / Dan Hannan Hannan, Dan 48

'This country needs change' / David Cameron Cameron, David 51

'We will not lose our soul' / Nick Clegg Clegg, Nick 64

'The new generation of Labour is different' / Ed Miliband Miliband, Ed 74

A Changing World

'Massive poverty and obscene inequality are the terrible scourges of our time' / Nelson Mandela Mandela, Nelson 90

'The resilience of our people' / Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Sirleaf, Ellen Johnson 93

'The confrontation of two cultures' / Evo Morales Morales, Evo 102

'Hunger cannot wait' / Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Silva, Luiz Inácio Lula da 106

'Yesterday, the devil came here' / Hugo Chavez Chavez, Hugo 110

'History has given Russia a unique opportunity' / Vladimir Putin Putin, Vladimir 117

'A crisis of the denaturing of capitalism' / Nicolas Sarkozy Sarkozy, Nicolas 126

'The moving finger of history' / Benazir Bhutto Bhutto, Benazir 136

'We are building a new India' / Manmohan Singh Singh, Manmohan 141

The Global Financial Crisis

'China's emergence as a global leader' / Henry M. Paulson, Jr Jr, Henry M. Paulson, 148

'Housing is central to the human condition / Alphonso Jackson Jackson, Alphonso 153

'Britain remains a great economic power' / David Cameron Cameron, David 159

'We now live in a new world' / Michael Bear Bear, Michael 167

'The British dilemma' / George Osborne Osborne, George 172

'This economic healing will take a while' / Ben Bernanke Bernanke, Ben 180

'To protect Britain's national interests' / David Cameron Cameron, David 189

The War on Terrorism

'Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists' / George W. Bush Bush, George W. 194

'The kaleidoscope has been shaken / Tony Blair Blair, Tony 201

'The threat comes from Iraq' / George W. Bush Bush, George W. 213

'The right of this place to vote' / Robin Cook Cook, Robin 221

Globalisation

'Faith and reason / Pope Benedict XVI Benedict, Pope, XVI 225

'A new beginning / Barack Obama Obama, Barack 235

'We must build stronger societies' / David Cameron Cameron, David 248

Israel and Palestine

'Worthy of a genuine state' / Mahmud Abbas Abbas, Mahmud 254

'We want to see a parallel commitment' / Binyamin Netanyahu Netanyahu, Binyamin 265

'Israel is what is right with the Middle East' / Binyamin Netanyahu Netanyahu, Binyamin 271

'We are at the heart of the Arab Spring' / Mahmud Abbas Abbas, Mahmud 279

Arab Spring

'The next decade of the Middle East is going to be defined by optimism' / Douglas Alexander Alexander, Douglas 288

'The right side of history' / Hillary Clinton Clinton, Hillary 295

'Vigorous Arab world in the years to come' / Amr Moussa Moussa, Amr 306

'The gates of the future' / King Abdullah II of Jordan Jordan, King Abdullah II of 310

The Occupy Movement

'The end of an era' / Ronald Jan Heijn Heijn, Ronald Jan 314

'False terms, mystifying our perception' / Slavoj Zizek Zizek, Slavoj 317

Science and Politics

'Embryos ... are not spare parts' / George W. Bush Bush, George W. 320

'Ethical imperative to help cure diseases' / Diana DeGette DeGette, Diana 325

Opposition Voices in America's 2012 Presidential Election

'Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone' / Mitt Romney Romney, Mitt 328

A ground up call to action / Sarah Palin Palin, Sarah 335

'Earned American exceptionalism' / Chris Christie Christie, Chris 347

Eulogy

'Unbearable grief and pain' / John Howard Howard, John 355

'Freedom and opportunity for ordinary people' / Margaret Thatcher Thatcher, Margaret 358

'[Living] up to our children's expectations' / Barack Obama Obama, Barack 362.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1849541779

9781849541770

OCLC:

772973545

Publisher Number:

99949519729