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The new confessions of an economic hit man  Cover Image Book Book

The new confessions of an economic hit man / John Perkins.

Summary:

"Featuring 12 explosive new chapters, this new edition of the New York Times bestseller brings the story of Economic Hit Men up-to-date and, chillingly, home to the U. S.--but it also gives us hope and the tools to fight back." --Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781626566743
  • ISBN: 1626566747
  • Physical Description: xiv, 366 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: Second edition.
  • Publisher: Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Updated and expanded" --Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 343-353) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: The new confessions -- Part I. 1963-1971 -- Dirty business -- An economic hit man is born -- "In for life" -- Indonesia : lessons for an EHM -- Saving a country from communism -- Selling my soul -- Part II. 1971-1975 -- My role as inquisitor -- Civilization on trial -- Opportunity of a lifetime -- Panama's president and hero -- Pirates in the Canal Zone -- Soldiers and prostitutes -- Conversations with the general -- Entering a new and sinister period in economic history -- The Saudi Arabian money-laundering affair -- Pimping, and financing Osama bin Laden -- Part III. 1975-1981 -- Panama Canal negotiations and Graham Greene -- Iran's king of kings -- Confessions of a tortured man -- The fall of a king -- Colombia : keystone of Latin America -- American republic versus global empire -- The deceptive résumé -- Ecuador's president battles big oil -- I quit -- Part IV. 1981-2004 -- Ecuador's presidential death -- Panama : another presidential death -- My energy company, Enron, and George W. Bush -- I take a bribe -- The United States invades Panama -- An EHM failure in Iraq -- September 11 and its aftermath for me, personally -- Venezuela : saved by Saddam -- Part V. 2004-today -- Conspiracy : was I poisoned? -- A jackal speaks : the Seychelles conspiracy -- Ecuador rebels -- Honduras : the CIA strikes -- Your friendly banker as EHM -- Vietnam : lessons in a prison -- Istanbul : tools of modern empire -- A coup against Fundacion Pachamama -- Another EHM banking scandal -- Who are today's economic hit men? -- Who are today's jackals? -- Lessons for China -- What you can do -- Things to do -- Documentation of EHM activity from 2004 to 2015 -- John Perkins personal history.
Subject: Perkins, John, 1945-
United States. National Security Agency > Biography.
Chas. T. Main, Inc.
World Bank > Developing countries.
Intelligence officers > United States > Biography.
Economists > United States > Biography.
Energy consultants > United States > Biography.
Corporations, American > Corrupt practices.
Imperialism > History > 20th century.
Imperialism > History > 21st century.
Genre: Autobiographies.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 332.042092 .P449n 2016 (Text) 37814003309946 NON-FICTION Available -


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