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Confessions of an economic hit man: The shocking story inside story of how america really took over the world John Perkins

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Publication details: London: Ebury Press, 2006.Description: xxi, 250 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780091909109 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 332.042 PER
Contents:
CONTENTS Preface ix Prologue xvi PART 1: 1963-1971 1 An Economic Hit Man Is Born 3 2 "In for Life" 12 3 Indonesia: Lessons for an EHM 20 4 Saving a Country from Communism 23 5 Selling My Soul 28 PART 2: 1971-1975 6 My Role as Inquisitor 37 7 Civilization on Trial 42 8 Jesus, Seen Differently 47 9 Opportunity of a Lifetime 52 10 Panama's President and Hero 58 11 Pirates in the Canal Zone 63 12 Soldiers and Prostitutes 67 13 Conversations with the General 71 14 Entering a New and Sinister Period in Economic History 76 15 The Saudi Arabian Money-laundering Affair 81 16 Pimping, and Financing Osama bin Laden 93 PART 3: 1975-1981 17 Panama Canal Negotiations and Graham Greene 101 18 Iran's King of Kings 108 19 Confessions of a Tortured Man 113 20 The Fall of a King 117 21 Colombia: Keystone of Latin America 120 22 American Republic versus Global Empire 124 23 The Deceptive Résumé 131 24 Ecuador's President Battles Big Oil 141 25 I Quit 145 PART 4: 1981-PRESENT 26 Ecuador's Presidential Death 153 27 Panama: Another Presidential Death 158 28 My Energy Company, Enron, and George W. Bush 162 29 I Take a Bribe 167 30 The United States Invades Panama 173 31 An EHM Failure in Iraq 182 32 September 11 and its Aftermath for Me, Personally 189 33 Venezuela: Saved by Saddam 196 34 Ecuador Revisited 203 35 Piercing the Veneer 211 Epilogue 221 John Perkins's Personal History 226 Notes 230 Index 240 About the Author 248
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CONTENTS

Preface ix

Prologue xvi

PART 1: 1963-1971

1 An Economic Hit Man Is Born 3

2 "In for Life" 12

3 Indonesia: Lessons for an EHM 20

4 Saving a Country from Communism

23

5 Selling My Soul 28

PART 2: 1971-1975

6 My Role as Inquisitor 37

7 Civilization on Trial 42

8 Jesus, Seen Differently

47

9 Opportunity of a Lifetime

52

10 Panama's President and Hero

58

11 Pirates in the Canal Zone 63

12 Soldiers and Prostitutes

67

13 Conversations with the General 71

14 Entering a New and Sinister Period in Economic History 76

15 The Saudi Arabian Money-laundering Affair 81

16 Pimping, and Financing Osama bin Laden

93
PART 3: 1975-1981

17 Panama Canal Negotiations and Graham Greene 101

18 Iran's King of Kings 108

19 Confessions of a Tortured Man

113

20 The Fall of a King 117

21 Colombia: Keystone of Latin America

120

22 American Republic versus Global Empire

124

23 The Deceptive Résumé 131

24

Ecuador's President Battles Big Oil

141

25 I Quit 145

PART 4: 1981-PRESENT

26 Ecuador's Presidential Death

153

27 Panama: Another Presidential Death

158

28

My Energy Company, Enron, and George W. Bush

162

29 I Take a Bribe 167

30

The United States Invades Panama

173

31 An EHM Failure in Iraq 182

32 September 11 and its Aftermath for Me, Personally

189

33 Venezuela: Saved by Saddam

196

34 Ecuador Revisited 203

35

Piercing the Veneer

211

Epilogue

221

John Perkins's Personal History

226

Notes 230

Index

240

About the Author

248