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The first edition of this book, published in 1999, was
well-received, but interest in it has surged in recent years. It
chronicles an early example of regime change that was based on a
flawed interpretation of intelligence and proclaimed a success even
as its mistakes were becoming clear. Since 1999, a number of
documents relating to the CIA's activities in Guatemala have been
declassified, and a truth and reconciliation process has unearthed
other reports, speeches, and writings that shed more light on the
role of the United States. For this edition, the author has
selected and annotated twenty documents for a new documentary
Appendix, culminating with President Clinton's apology to the
people of Guatemala.
This book uses Philippine sources released since the 1986
revolution and recently declassified U.S. records to reveal a
complex structure that allowed both nations to attain their most
cherished goals while sacrificing interests of lesser importance.
The author rejects the myth that U.S. policy supported economic
exploitation, finding instead that American business interests were
docile bystanders sacrificed to U.S. strategic imperatives.
The first edition of this book, published in 1999, was
well-received, but interest in it has surged in recent years. It
chronicles an early example of "regime change" that was based on a
flawed interpretation of intelligence and proclaimed a success even
as its mistakes were becoming clear. Since 1999, a number of
documents relating to the CIA's activities in Guatemala have been
declassified, and a truth and reconciliation process has unearthed
other reports, speeches, and writings that shed more light on the
role of the United States. For this edition, the author has
selected and annotated twenty-one documents for a new documentary
Appendix, including President Clinton's apology to the people of
Guatemala.
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The Snowden Reader (Paperback)
David P. Fidler; Foreword by Sumit Ganguly; Contributions by Fred H Cate, Nick Cullather, Lee H. Hamilton, …
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R678
Discovery Miles 6 780
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When Edward Snowden began leaking NSA documents in June 2013, his
actions sparked impassioned debates about electronic surveillance,
national security, and privacy in the digital age. The Snowden
Reader looks at Snowden's disclosures and their aftermath. Critical
analyses by experts discuss the historical, political, legal, and
ethical issues raised by the disclosures. Over forty key documents
related to the case are included, with introductory notes
explaining their significance: documents leaked by Snowden;
responses from the NSA, the Obama administration, and Congress;
statements by foreign leaders, their governments, and international
organizations; judicial rulings; findings of review committees; and
Snowden's own statements. This book provides a valuable
introduction and overview for anyone who wants to go beyond the
headlines to understand this historic episode.
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The Snowden Reader (Paperback)
David P. Fidler; Foreword by Sumit Ganguly; Contributions by Fred H Cate, Nick Cullather, Lee H. Hamilton, …
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R2,111
R1,809
Discovery Miles 18 090
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When Edward Snowden began leaking NSA documents in June 2013, his
actions sparked impassioned debates about electronic surveillance,
national security, and privacy in the digital age. The Snowden
Reader looks at Snowden's disclosures and their aftermath. Critical
analyses by experts discuss the historical, political, legal, and
ethical issues raised by the disclosures. Over forty key documents
related to the case are included, with introductory notes
explaining their significance: documents leaked by Snowden;
responses from the NSA, the Obama administration, and Congress;
statements by foreign leaders, their governments, and international
organizations; judicial rulings; findings of review committees; and
Snowden's own statements. This book provides a valuable
introduction and overview for anyone who wants to go beyond the
headlines to understand this historic episode.
Food was a critical front in the Cold War battle for Asia. "Where
Communism goes, hunger follows" was the slogan of American nation
builders who fanned out into the countryside to divert rivers,
remodel villages, and introduce tractors, chemicals, and genes to
multiply the crops consumed by millions. This "green revolution"
has been credited with averting Malthusian famines, saving billions
of lives, and jump-starting Asia's economic revival. Bono and Bill
Gates hail it as a model for revitalizing Africa's economy. But
this tale of science triumphant conceals a half century of
political struggle from the Afghan highlands to the rice paddies of
the Mekong Delta, a campaign to transform rural societies by
changing the way people eat and grow food. The ambition to lead
Asia into an age of plenty grew alongside development theories that
targeted hunger as a root cause of war. Scientific agriculture was
an instrument for molding peasants into citizens with modern
attitudes, loyalties, and reproductive habits. But food policies
were as contested then as they are today. While Kennedy and Johnson
envisioned Kansas-style agribusiness guarded by strategic hamlets,
Indira Gandhi, Marcos, and Suharto inscribed their own visions of
progress onto the land. Out of this campaign, the costliest and
most sustained effort for development ever undertaken, emerged the
struggles for resources and identity that define the region today.
As Obama revives the lost arts of Keynesianism and
counter-insurgency, the history of these colossal projects reveals
bitter and important lessons for today's missions to feed a hungry
world.
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