Overthrow : Stephen Kinzer

#ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial: https://booksreader.space/al-6864/ Title: Overthrow Series: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Author: Stephen Kinzer Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Length: 15:13:00 Release date: 06-08-06 Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 335 votes Genres: History Publisher's Summary: "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.