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S**I
Blunt and Brief
States the facts bluntly. A great introductory book for anyone willing to dive into the rabbit hole of what Washington has done, further setting the tone for what it can do or what it might have been doing, to maintain its legitimacy in their decaying times.
A**A
Great Book for what it aims to be
A great book, reveals a lot about the machinery of geopolitics that US undertakes in order to promote it's interest whatsoever be the consequences for others.Thing to keep in mind, the author is a very passionate Communist Historian and hence you have to expect at times him to be too critical and some things to seem hearsay like BUT overall a great read.
G**L
Must read, Extraordinary moving
A must read to understand how the humanity has been attacked by imperialism. Extraordinary moving, and filled with sense and facts.
C**A
The True History of U.S. Imperialism
This is a succinct and concentrated report on the sordid and bloody history of U.S. history, particularly since the end of World War II in 1945, but not excluding the period before. Since 1945, the U.S. has carried out political assassinations, overthrows of sovereign governments, and the suborning of military coups in countries that advocated socialism or who opposed U.S. corporate takeover of their natural resources. The list is long: Guatemala, Congo, Chile, Cuba, Vietnam, Brazil, Ukraine, Libya, just to name a few. Every American citizen should know of at least some of these events. Every American should read this book if they don't know.
C**.
A well made book.
This book arrived promptly, and it is a good quality paperback.
P**S
Essential reading to contextualize US power
This is an excellent overview of how the US has created an empire without sticking a flag in the ground to say 'This is ours'. Whilst many likely to read this book know of how the US destabilises countries, and leads coups, less know the work going on behind the scenes, such as the creation of an Islamic movement to counter pan-(socialist) Arabism. Instead of building, as the US and the western countries could, in the name of freedom and democracy, they simply plunder, as the case of Haiti shows. Well worth a read; well worth giving to those that think that freedom, democracy are for everyone, rather than the means to control, and break down public opposition within the west.
S**I
Per aprire gli occhi!
Un pugno nello stomaco, di quelli che ti lasciano tramortito, senza fiato e con la bruttissima sensazione di aver conosciuto la storia solo come hanno voluto insegnarcela!Proprio di oggi l'articolo del Corriere sugli archivi desecretati della CIA dai quali emerge un tentativo di eliminare Fidel Castro ad opera degli USA, conferma che un libro come questo non può essere liquidato ma deve farci profondamente riflettere.Imperialismo, colonialismo e lotta di classe sono le chiavi di lettura della storia contemporanea secondo Prashad.Da leggere!
S**K
beautifully written
Beautifully written book. Extremely simple. Always wanted to reach such a book on imperialism. Many thanks Vijay. Look forward to reading more of your books.
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