| The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World Contributor(s): Bevins, Vincent (Author) |
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ISBN: 1541724003 ISBN-13: 9781541724006 Publisher: PublicAffairs OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Genocide & War Crimes - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Latin America - South America |
| Dewey: 327.127 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.70 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The hidden story of the wanton slaughter -- in Indonesia, Latin America, and around the world -- backed by the United States. In 1965, the U.S. government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians. This was one of the most important turning points of the twentieth century, eliminating the largest communist party outside China and the Soviet Union and inspiring copycat terror programs in faraway countries like Brazil and Chile. But these events remain widely overlooked, precisely because the CIA's secret interventions were so successful. In this bold and comprehensive new history, Vincent Bevins builds on his incisive reporting for the Washington Post, using recently declassified documents, archival research and eye-witness testimony collected across twelve countries to reveal a shocking legacy that spans the globe. For decades, it's been believed that parts of the developing world passed peacefully into the U.S.-led capitalist system. The Jakarta Method demonstrates that the brutal extermination of unarmed leftists was a fundamental part of Washington's final triumph in the Cold War. |