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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 1: “1978”

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Part 2, Chapters 8-13

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Part 2: “1986”

Part 2, Chapters 14-19

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Part 3: “1992”

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Part 4: “1998”

Part 4-Epilogue

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