Killing Hope by William Blum
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 .William Blum created the Washington Free Press after leaving the State Department in 1967 and has since worked as a freelance writer all over the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781567512526 |
| ISBN 10 | 1567512526 |
| Title | Killing Hope |
| Author | William Blum |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Common Courage Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2008-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 469 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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