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Genre/Form: | Political fiction, American Fiction Political fiction Romans, nouvelles, etc |
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Material Type: | Document, Fiction, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
William J Lederer; Eugene Burdick |
OCLC Number: | 1036903336 |
Description: | 1 online resource (285 pages) |
Contents: | Lucky, lucky Lou #1 -- Lucky, lucky Lou #2 -- Nine friends -- Everybody loves Joe Bing -- Confidential and personal -- Employment opportunities abroad -- The girl who got recruited -- The ambassador and the working press -- Everyone has ears -- The ragtime kid -- The iron of war -- The lessons of war -- What would you do if you were President? -- How to buy an American junior grade -- The six-foot swami from Savannah -- Captain Boning, USN -- The ugly American -- The ugly American and the ugly Sarkhanese -- The bent backs of Chang 'Dong -- Senator, sir ... -- The sum of tiny things -- A factual epilogue. |
Responsibility: | William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick. |
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Abstract:
Homer Atkins is sent by the U.S. government to handled engineering projects in the Southeast Asian country of Sarkhan, and when he challenges the entrenched interests over priorities, he finds himself embroiled in controversy. Lederer and Burdick's fictional diplomat laid bare allegations of American arrogance and corruption in 1950s Asia.
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