The End of Revolution: A Changing World in the Age of Live Television

252 Pages·2001·1.26 MB·English

by  Frida Ghitis

The End of Revolution
The End of Revolution

A Changing World in the Age of Live Television

Frida Ghitis

Algora Publishing
New York
Algora Publishing, New York
© 2001 by Algora Publishing
All rights reserved. Published 2001.
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN: Softcover 1-892941-67-8
Hardcover 1-892941-66-X
Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION: THE NAMELESS ERA 3
Live, The End of An Era — 3. Dominos — 9. A Bright and
Prosperous Future? — 14. Globalization Conquered in the Blink
of an Eye — 16. What to Believe — 23. One Big, Happy Global Fam-
ily — 25. The Russians Aren’t Coming — 27. The King of the
World — 29.

2. THE END OF REVOLUTION 31
The Rebels and the Cause — 31. The Reluctant Domino — 47. A War
Un-won — 56. One More Battle — 56. From Russia to Latin Amer-
ica — 64.

3. AFTER ALL, A SMALL WORLD 71
The Promise of a Global Era — 71. Rude Awakenings — 77. Hell No,
We Won’t Go! — 82. Oceans of Money — 86. The Tigers, Tamed — 91.

4. CREASES IN THE FABRIC 103
The New World Order — 103. From Hatred to War — 106. Suicidal
Nations — 108. Tangled in Hatred’s Web — 114. Divided at Day-
ton — 117. The Mighty Force Arrives — 122. Hail to the Visitor —
127. Another Balkan War — 127.
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5. BROTHERS’ KEEPERS 135
The New Game — 135. Writing the New Rules — 139. The Senator and
the General vs. the President and the Secretary — 144. Clinton’s Cri-
sis — 152. After the Storm — 160. What About Africa? — 162. The
Bosnia Dilemma — 166. Heroes, Generals and Jails — 173.

6. THE INDISPENSABLE NATION 185
The New Emperor of the World, Anointed — 185. The Emperor without
Clothes — 188. The Field of Killings — 191. Love and Hate — 196.
Homegrown Terrorism — 197. Hamburgers, Dollars and
Rock’n’Roll — 201. Where Have All the Powers Gone? — 207. McProf-
its and Cappuccino —213. The President’s Zipper — 217. Me, My
Friends and I — 223.

7. EPILOGUE – NAMING THE NEW ERA 231
The Perils of Predictions — 231. Paradise Postponed — 232. No Island
is an Island — 234. Action and Reaction — 237. Fading Borders? —
239. The Not-So-Lone Rangers — 240. The Character of the Fu-
ture — 243.
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