The Washington Connection And Third World Fascism: The Political Economy Of Human Rights: Volume I
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A landmark work of political analysis, The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism presents a scathing indictment of U.S. foreign policy and its support for authoritarian regimes across the developing world. Co-authored by two of America's most incisive intellectuals, the book argues that Washington's strategic and economic interests have consistently overridden human rights concerns, propping up violent, repressive governments throughout the Cold War era. With meticulous documentation, it details how U.S. military aid, training, and diplomatic cover enabled state terrorism on a massive scale in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and beyond. The authors illustrate a systematic pattern of complicity between American power and Third World fascism, challenging the mainstream narrative of the United States as a global defender of freedom and democracy. Unflinching in its critique and rigorous in its scholarship, this volume remains one of the most powerful and controversial examinations of American imperial power ever written.
Author: Noam Chomsky & Edward S. Herman
Format: Paperback
Published: 1979, South End Press
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work of political analysis, The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism presents a scathing indictment of U.S. foreign policy and its support for authoritarian regimes across the developing world. Co-authored by two of America's most incisive intellectuals, the book argues that Washington's strategic and economic interests have consistently overridden human rights concerns, propping up violent, repressive governments throughout the Cold War era. With meticulous documentation, it details how U.S. military aid, training, and diplomatic cover enabled state terrorism on a massive scale in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and beyond. The authors illustrate a systematic pattern of complicity between American power and Third World fascism, challenging the mainstream narrative of the United States as a global defender of freedom and democracy. Unflinching in its critique and rigorous in its scholarship, this volume remains one of the most powerful and controversial examinations of American imperial power ever written.