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" The new confessions of an economic hit man / "
John Perkins.
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BL
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854853
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Perkins, John,1945-
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The new confessions of an economic hit man /\ John Perkins.
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition.
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Oakland, CA :: Berrett-Koehler Publishers,, [2016]
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, ©2016
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A BK currents book
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1 online resource (1 volume).
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| ISBN
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1626566755
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: 1626566763
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: 9781626566750
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: 9781626566767
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9781626566743
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: The new confessions -- Part I. 1963-1971 -- Dirty business -- An economic hit man is born -- "In for life" -- Indonesia : lessons for an EHM -- Saving a country from communism -- Selling my soul -- Part II. 1971-1975 -- My role as inquisitor -- Civilization on trial -- Opportunity of a lifetime -- Panama's president and hero -- Pirates in the Canal Zone -- Soldiers and prostitutes -- Conversations with the general -- Entering a new and sinister period in economic history -- The Saudi Arabian money-laundering affair -- Pimping, and financing Osama bin Laden -- Part III. 1975-1981 -- Panama Canal negotiations and Graham Greene -- Iran's king of kings -- Confessions of a tortured man -- The fall of a king -- Colombia : keystone of Latin America -- American republic versus global empire -- The deceptive résumé -- Ecuador's president battles big oil -- I quit -- Part IV. 1981-2004 -- Ecuador's presidential death -- Panama : another presidential death -- My energy company, Enron, and George W. Bush -- I take a bribe -- The United States invades Panama -- An EHM failure in Iraq -- September 11 and its aftermath for me, personally -- Venezuela : saved by Saddam -- Part V. 2004-today -- Conspiracy : was I poisoned? -- A jackal speaks : the Seychelles conspiracy -- Ecuador rebels -- Honduras : the CIA strikes -- Your friendly banker as EHM -- Vietnam : lessons in a prison -- Istanbul : tools of modern empire -- A coup against Fundacion Pachamama -- Another EHM banking scandal -- Who are today's economic hit men? -- Who are today's jackals? -- Lessons for China -- What you can do -- Things to do -- Documentation of EHM activity from 2004 to 2015 -- John Perkins personal history.
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"Featuring 12 explosive new chapters, this new edition of the New York Times bestseller brings the story of Economic Hit Men up-to-date and, chillingly, home to the U.S.--but it also gives us hope and the tools to fight back"--Provided by publisher.
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Perkins, John,1945-
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Perkins, John,1945-
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United States.
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United States.
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Chas. T. Main, Inc.
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World Bank-- Developing countries.
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Chas. T. Main, Inc.
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World Bank.
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Corporations, American-- Corrupt practices.
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Economists-- United States, Biography.
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Energy consultants-- United States, Biography.
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Imperialism-- History-- 20th century.
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Imperialism-- History-- 21st century.
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Intelligence officers-- United States, Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS / Finance
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Corporations, American-- Corrupt practices.
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Economists.
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Energy consultants.
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Imperialism.
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Intelligence officers.
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Developing countries.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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332/.042092B
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UB271.U52
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BIO003000bisacsh
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BIO026000bisacsh
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POL024000bisacsh
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| Parallel Title
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Confessions of an economic hit man
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