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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPublicaffairs,U.S.
ISBN-139781541724006
eBay Product ID (ePID)2320083286
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
Publication Year2021
SubjectPolitics, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorVincent Bevins
Subject AreaPolitical Science
Dimensions
Item Height210 mm
Item Weight360 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorVincent Bevins