The Jakarta Method

Description:

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.

subjects: United states, history,  United states, politics and government,  history,  Nonfiction,  Politics,  Political science,  Genocide,  War crimes,  United states, central intelligence agency,  Anti-Communist movements,  Developing countries,  Autonomy and Independence movements,  Political violence,  Cold War,  Foreign relations

People: Vincent Bevins

Places: Indonesia,  Latin America,  United States,  China,  Soviet Union,  Brazil,  Chile,  Jakarta (Indonesia),  Washington (D.C.)

Times: Cold war,  1965,  20th century