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America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Times Books
April 2006
400 pages
ISBN: 0805078614
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction | Historical
A fast-paced narrative history of the coups, revolutions,
and invasions by which the United States has toppled
fourteen foreign governments--not always to its own
benefit
"Regime change" did not begin with the administration of
George W. Bush, but has been an integral part of U.S.
foreign policy for more than one hundred years. Starting
with the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 and
continuing through the Spanish-American War and the Cold War
and into our own time, the United States has not hesitated
to overthrow governments that stood in the way of its
political and economic goals. The invasion of Iraq in 2003
is the latest, though perhaps not the last, example of the
dangers inherent in these operations.
In Overthrow, Stephen Kinzer tells the stories of the
audacious politicians, spies, military commanders, and
business executives who took it upon themselves to depose
monarchs, presidents, and prime ministers. He also shows
that the U.S. government has often pursued these operations
without understanding the countries involved; as a result,
many of them have had disastrous long-term consequences.
In a compelling and provocative history that takes readers
to fourteen countries, including Cuba, Iran, South Vietnam,
Chile, and Iraq, Kinzer surveys modern American history from
a new and often surprising perspective.
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