{"product_id":"the-jakarta-method-washingtons-anticommunist-crusade-and-the-mass-murder-program-that-shaped-our-world-paperback","title":"The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVincent Bevins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent Bevins \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning journalist. He covered Southeast Asia for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e after serving as the Brazil correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Bevins previously worked for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and now contributes to outlets like the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eIf We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50017792000248,"sku":"9781541724006","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/SrVtuSFb0o9781541724006.webp?v=1784415483","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-jakarta-method-washingtons-anticommunist-crusade-and-the-mass-murder-program-that-shaped-our-world-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}