morganbird's review against another edition
4.0
Concise and easy to read summary of US intervention in foreign countries since 1893. Provides an excellent context for understanding current foreign policy.
cdurbzz's review against another edition
4.0
a well organized, abridged history of american regime change. doesn't mince words about the true motivation underlying these endeavors (hint: it's not to promote democratic values), nor does it skimp on the actual human toll driven by them. pretty much an essential text for Knowing What You're Talking About if, like me, you have only a vague understanding of america's foreign policy record without much historical context.
ricoocri's review against another edition
3.0
probably the best book on the topic a liberal could write. could have done without the epilogue stating that the real reason US regime change operations are bad is because it undermines international faith in the american way of life being best for everyone. lol.
izcanbeguscott's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
This is Kinzer paying penance for past mistakes, as he was a pr-eminent stenographer of the US government during the Reagan era. He was skewered in Manufacturing Consent for his baffling willingness to just repeat whatever bullshit the CIA fed him.
This book pays some of this back with a pound of flesh - Kinzer shows how the US cannot stop itself for meddling in foreign affairs, and the way it almost always ties back to capital. It is definitely just an introduction; this text basically dips its toes into the conflicts at hand and gives you a broad overview of what happened, so I would use it as a reference guide. Think one crime against humanity and blatant colonial chicanery is particularly interesting? Explore further with local authors and people who dedicated their life to it. Otherwise, this book will allow you to understand a little bit why certain places in the world are the way they are now.
This book pays some of this back with a pound of flesh - Kinzer shows how the US cannot stop itself for meddling in foreign affairs, and the way it almost always ties back to capital. It is definitely just an introduction; this text basically dips its toes into the conflicts at hand and gives you a broad overview of what happened, so I would use it as a reference guide. Think one crime against humanity and blatant colonial chicanery is particularly interesting? Explore further with local authors and people who dedicated their life to it. Otherwise, this book will allow you to understand a little bit why certain places in the world are the way they are now.
dianthus1919's review against another edition
4.0
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lphr3ads's review against another edition
4.0
i don't general read history books as a pastime but after the first chapter i was hooked. there were so many things in the book that i don't even think was taught to me in my other history classes. overall i really liked it