{"product_id":"the-jakarta-method-washingtons-anticommunist-crusade-and-the-mass-murder-program-that-shaped-our-world-9781541724006","title":"The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World","description":"\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, THE \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A radical new history of the United States abroad\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) which uncovers U.S. complicity in the mass-killings of left-wing activists in Indonesia, Latin America and around the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Jakarta Method\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that the brutal extermination of unarmed leftists was a fundamental part of Washington's final triumph in the Cold War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vincent Bevins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541724006","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44151442243629,"sku":"9781541724006","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_66f33880-39ac-4ef2-b46f-25857bbb339e.jpg?v=1757351894","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-jakarta-method-washingtons-anticommunist-crusade-and-the-mass-murder-program-that-shaped-our-world-9781541724006","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}