Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
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Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq is a historical nonfiction book that examines a series of U.S.-backed coups and interventions abroad over more than a century and their long-term global consequences.
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| Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Context triple: [Stephen Kinzer, notableWork, Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq]
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The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
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Hegemony or Survival
Hegemony or Survival is a political analysis book by Noam Chomsky that critiques U.S. foreign policy and argues that American pursuit of global dominance threatens both democracy and human survival.
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A People’s History of American Empire
A People’s History of American Empire is a graphic history book that adapts Howard Zinn’s radical, bottom-up account of U.S. imperialism and foreign policy for a broad, visually driven audience.
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The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Target entity description: Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq is a historical nonfiction book that examines a series of U.S.-backed coups and interventions abroad over more than a century and their long-term global consequences.
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A.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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B.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
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C.
Hegemony or Survival
Hegemony or Survival is a political analysis book by Noam Chomsky that critiques U.S. foreign policy and argues that American pursuit of global dominance threatens both democracy and human survival.
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D.
A People’s History of American Empire
A People’s History of American Empire is a graphic history book that adapts Howard Zinn’s radical, bottom-up account of U.S. imperialism and foreign policy for a broad, visually driven audience.
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E.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Kinzer ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
corporate and strategic interests in foreign policy
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democracy promotion as justification for intervention ⓘ long-term consequences of U.S.-backed coups ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endsWithEvent | 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| focusesOnCountry |
Afghanistan
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Chile ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Hawaii ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Panama ⓘ Philippines ⓘ |
| genre |
historical nonfiction
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political history ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork |
All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
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surface form:
All the Shah’s Men
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of history and international relations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableCaseStudy |
1953 Iranian coup d'état
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surface form:
1953 Iranian coup d’état
1954 Guatemalan coup d’état ⓘ 1973 Chilean coup d’état ⓘ Operation Just Cause ⓘ
surface form:
1989 U.S. invasion of Panama
2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| notableTopic |
economic motives behind regime change
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role of the CIA in foreign coups ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq self-link ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 400 ⓘ |
| perspective | critical of U.S. interventionism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Times Books ⓘ |
| startsWithEvent | overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy ⓘ |
| structure | chronological case studies ⓘ |
| subject |
United States foreign policy
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coups d’état ⓘ imperialism ⓘ interventionism ⓘ regime change ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 1893–2003 ⓘ |
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