The Jakarta Method
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
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4.8 • 63 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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.
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.
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The praise this book has received is well-earned. Bevins provides windows to empathize with the people around the world that were affected by the violence of the Jakarta Method while explaining both what it is, and exposing the threads that helped create it. If you’re a history buff, this helps shed light on a part of global history that helps make sense of why we are where we are now.