{"product_id":"secret-history-second-edition-9780804754682","title":"Secret History Second Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChronicles an early example of \"regime change\" that was based on a flawed interpretation of intelligence and proclaimed a success even as its mistakes were becoming clear. Here, the author has selected and annotated twenty documents for a documentary Appendix, culminating with President Clinton's apology to the people of Guatemala.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nick Cullather sheds new light on an old regime change, assissted by documents initially made public during the tenure of former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director (and current Secretary of Defense) Robert Gates. Cullather's work is concise, detailed, and eminantly readable...In summary, Cullather provides a realistic and nuanced view of an otherwise well-covered operation, see through the eyes of the agency that led PBSUCCESS...For students of Latin America and U.S. national security policymaking in the region, Cullather has done a great service.\" -- Mark Montesclaros, Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations * U.S. Army Command and General Staff College *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Preface to the Second Edition\tvii  Introduction: A Culture of Destruction\tix  Foreword to the CIA Edition\t5  Chapter 1: America's Backyard\t7  Chapter 2: Reversing the Trend\t38  Chapter 3: Sufficient Means\t74  Chapter 4: The Sweet Smell of Success\t105  Appendix A: PBSUCCESS Timeline\t127  Appendix B: Bibliography\t133  Appendix C: A Study of Assassination\t137  Afterword: The Culture of Fear, by Piero Gleijeses\txxiii  Index\txxxix","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405566517591,"sku":"9780804754682","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804754682.jpg?v=1730492858","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/secret-history-second-edition-9780804754682","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}