Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq (repost)
Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Publisher: Times Books | ISBN 10: 0805082409 | 2007 | PDF | 416 pages | 14.9 MB
Publisher: Times Books | ISBN 10: 0805082409 | 2007 | PDF | 416 pages | 14.9 MB
Detailed, passionate and convincing . . . [with] the pace and grip of a good thriller."–Anatol Lieven, The New York Times Book Review"Regime change" did not begin with the administration of George W. Bush, but has been an integral part of U.S. foreign policy for more than one hundred years. Starting with the toppling of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893, the United States has not hesitated to overthrow governments that stood in the way of its political and economic goals. The invasion of Iraq in 2003 is but the latest example of the dangers inherent in these operations.In Overthrow, Stephen Kinzer tells the stories of the audacious politicians, spies, military commanders, and business executives who took it upon themselves to depose foreign regimes.