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PublisherCommon Courage Press

ISBN-101567512526

ISBN-139781567512526

eBay Product ID (ePID)30263729

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Edition2

Book TitleKilling Hope : U. S. Military and C. I. A. Interventions since World War II--Updated Through 2003

Number of Pages500 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPublic Policy / Military Policy, Intelligence & Espionage, General, International

Publication Year2008

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenreLaw, Political Science

AuthorWilliam Blum

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight22.9 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-908337

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal327.1273

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisFrom China in the 1940s to Iraq in 2003, William Blum provides the most comprehensive study of the ongoing American holocaust., Is the United States a force for democracy? In this classic and unique volume that answers this question, William Blum serves up a forensic overview of U.S. foreign policy spanning sixty years. Remarks from the previous edition: "Far and away the best book on the topic."--Noam Chomsky "A valuable reference for anyone interested in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy."-- Choice "I enjoyed it immensely."--Gore Vidal "The single most useful summary of CIA history."--John Stockwell "Each chapter I read makes me more and more angry."--Helen Caldicott "A very useful piece of work, daunting in scope, important."--Thomas Powers, author and Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist "A very valuable book. The research and organization are extremely impressive."--A.J. Langguth, author and former New York Times bureau chief For those who want the details on our most famous -actions (Chile, Cuba, Vietnam, to name a few), and for those who want to learn about our lesser-known efforts (France, China, Bolivia, Brazil, for example), this book provides a window on what our foreign policy goals really are. William Blum is the author of Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower ., Is the United States a force for democracy? In this classic and unique volume that answers this question, William Blum serves up a forensic overview of U.S. foreign policy spanning sixty years. Remarks from the previous edition: Far and away the best book on the topic.--Noam Chomsky A valuable reference for anyone interested in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.-- Choice I enjoyed it immensely.--Gore Vidal The single most useful summary of CIA history.--John Stockwell Each chapter I read makes me more and more angry.--Helen Caldicott A very useful piece of work, daunting in scope, important.--Thomas Powers, author and Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist A very valuable book. The research and organization are extremely impressive.--A.J. Langguth, author and former New York Times bureau chief For those who want the details on our most famous -actions (Chile, Cuba, Vietnam, to name a few), and for those who want to learn about our lesser-known efforts (France, China, Bolivia, Brazil, for example), this book provides a window on what our foreign policy goals really are. William Blum is the author of Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower .

LC Classification NumberJK468.I6B59 2004