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050	1	4	_aHF 1455 _bP449s 2007
082	0	0	_a337.73
100	1		_aPerkins, John, _d1945- _922585
245	1	4	_aThe secret history of the American empire : _beconomic hit men, jackals, and the truth about global corruption / _cJohn Perkins.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bDutton, _cc2007.
300			_axv, 365 pages ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 345-346) and index.
505	0		_aAsia. Mystery woman of Jakarta -- Pirating lepers -- Geishas -- The Bugiman -- A corrupt and brutal country -- Sweatshops -- United States-supported slaughter -- Tsunami profiteering -- Fruits of corruption -- Attacked and beaten in Indonesia -- Don't become a Buddhist -- Biological imperatives -- Dictatorships of finance -- The quiet giant -- Latin America. Hired guns in Guatemala -- Obsessed with anger -- Recruited as president of Bolivia Power -- Maximizing profits in La Paz -- Changing the dream -- Venezuela's Châavez -- Ecuador : betrayed by a president -- Bolivia : Bechtel and the water wars -- Brazil : skeletons in the closet -- The beautiful Carioca -- Taking on the empire -- Kindred spirits -- A history of assassinations -- Lessons from Latin America -- The Middle East. A bankrupt United States of America -- King dollar -- Manipulating governments -- Lebanon : "stark raving mad" -- USAID speaks -- Egypt : controlling Africa -- Infidel dog -- Iran : highways and fortresses -- Israel : America's foot soldier -- The Iraq-Iran War : another EHM victory -- Qatar and Dubai : Las Vegas in the land of mullahs -- Into the abyss -- Africa. Modern conquistadors -- Sitting in America's lap -- A jackal is born -- The "non-peoples" of Diego Garcia -- Assassinating a president -- The highjacking of an Air India 707 -- An environmentalist is executed -- The least understood continent -- NGOs : a stake in keeping Africa poor -- Laptops, cell phones, and cars -- Ex-Peace Corps volunteers offer hope -- Resolved : to turn things around -- Changing the world. Four essential questions -- Change is possible -- Modern minutemen -- Changing the myth -- The new capitalism -- A list of grievances -- Facing our fears -- Changing Wall Street through financial leverage -- Buying off third-world debt -- Five commonalities -- Times of opportunity -- The most important question of our time -- Today is the day -- Appendix A : organizations described in this book -- Appendix B : entry points for living democracy -- Appendix C : recommended reading.
520			_aDrawing on his own experiences and on interviews with other individuals, Perkins reveals the conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anit-Americanism around the globe, with consequences reflected in the daily headlines, and addresses how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations.
650		0	_aCorporations, American _zForeign countries.
650		4	_aCorporaciones estadounidenses _943877
650		0	_aCorporations, American _xCorrupt practices.
650		4	_aCorporaciones estadounidenses _xPrácticas corruptas _943878
650		0	_aGlobalization _xSocial aspects.
650		4	_aGlobalización _xAspectos sociales _92360
650		0	_aImperialism.
650		4	_aImperialismo _93077
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign economic relations.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y2001-
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xRelaciones económicas exteriores _91775
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007010604.html
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