Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq

Stephen Kinzer's Overthrow provides a fast-paced narrative history of the coups, revolutions, and invasions by which the...
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq by Kinzer, Stephen

Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq

¥6,203

Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq

¥6,203
Author: Stephen Kinzer
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Stephen Kinzer's Overthrow provides a fast-paced narrative history of the coups, revolutions, and invasions by which the United States has toppled fourteen foreign governments -- not always to its own benefit

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 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 and continuing through the Spanish-American War and the Cold War and into our own time, 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 the latest, though perhaps not the last, 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 monarchs, presidents, and prime ministers. He also shows that the U.S. government has often pursued these operations without understanding the countries involved; as a result, many of them have had disastrous long-term consequences.

In a compelling and provocative history that takes readers to fourteen countries, including Cuba, Iran, South Vietnam, Chile, and Iraq, Kinzer surveys modern American history from a new and often surprising perspective.

Detailed, passionate and convincing . . . [with] the pace and grip of a good thriller. -- Anatol Lieven, The New York Times Book Review

Author: Stephen Kinzer
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 02/06/2007
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.48w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780805082401


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 03/11/2007 pg. 28

About the Author

Stephen Kinzer is an award-winning foreign correspondent who has reported from more than fifty countries on four continents. He served as the New York Times bureau chief in Turkey, Germany, and Nicaragua, and as the Boston Globe Latin America correspondent. His previous books include All the Shah's Men, Crescent and Star, and Blood of Brothers. He is also the co-author of Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala. He lives in Chicago.


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