Killing Hope
1995 book by William Blum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions since World War II by William Blum is a history book on covert CIA operations and United States military interventions during the second half of the 20th century. The book, published in 1995 by Common Courage Press, takes a strongly critical view of American foreign policy.[1] It is an updated and revised version of one of Blum's previous works, The CIA - A Forgotten History (1986).
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Author | William Blum |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject | Central Intelligence Agency (U.S.) |
Genre | History |
Publisher | Common Courage Press |
Publication date | 1995 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
Pages | 500 pp |
ISBN | 1-56751-253-4 |
OCLC | 53832319 |
Preceded by | West-Bloc Dissident: A Cold War Memoir |
Followed by | Freeing the World to Death: Essays on the American Empire |
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The book covers various US foreign policy ventures from just after World War II onward. Its basic premise is that the American Cold War-era activities abroad were done with imperialist motives.