The Jakarta Method
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World
PublicAffairs · Print & ebook · April 27, 2021
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND GQ “A radical new history of the United States abroad” (Wall Street Journal) which uncovers U.S. complicity in the mass-killings of left-wing activists in Indonesia, Latin America and around the world In 1965, the US government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians—eliminating the largest Communist Party outside China and the Soviet Union and inspiring other copycat terror programs.
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- Who it’s for
- A hard-edged look at American power and the violence it enabled.
- Genres
- Southeast Asian History, Genocide & War Crimes, South American History
- Published
- PublicAffairs, April 27, 2021
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND GQ “A radical new history of the United States abroad” (Wall Street Journal) which uncovers U.S. complicity in the mass-killings of left-wing activists in Indonesia, Latin America and around the world In 1965, the US government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians—eliminating the largest Communist Party outside China and the Soviet Union and inspiring other copycat terror programs.
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In this bold and comprehensive new history, Vincent Bevins draws from recently declassified documents, archival research, and eyewitness testimony to reveal a shocking legacy that spans the globe. For decades, it’s been believed that the developing world passed peacefully into the US-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.
Power and Purge
A hard-edged look at American power and the violence it enabled.
Come here for
- Cold War power politics, with teeth
- A sharp, classroom-ready account of US anticommunism
Expect
- History written for study and argument
- Tight focus, no sentimental varnish
Where it sits
| Southeast Asian History | 31% |
|---|---|
| South American History | 22% |
| Genocide & War Crimes | 17% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- South American History
- Southeast Asian History
- Intelligence & Spycraft
- Genocide & War Crimes
- Authors
- Vincent Bevins
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Published
- April 27, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- South American History