Reviews tagging 'War'

O Método Jacarta — A cruzada anticomunista de Washington e o programa de assassínio maciço que moldou o nosso mundo by Vincent Bevins, Pedro Vidal

25 reviews

kaela_arcuri's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Colonisation, and War

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Genocide, War, and Hate crime

Moderate: Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Rape, Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Racism

estragal's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, War, and Rape

pookiee's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

I am so much more informed having read this.

Everyone should read this since the effects of USA’s intervention in foreign democracies are still seen everywhere. My fellow Americans especially can benefit from it as it’s a huge part of our recent history that is missing from our curriculum.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, and War

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Rape

erint251's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

Shines a light on a horrific chapter in world history. I do wish the book had been longer and had more room to expand its thesis as I felt the second half was a little rushed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Genocide, and Murder

jiao_li's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Genocide

drbealstod's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Colonisation, War, and Trafficking

knenigans's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

I know why we didn't learn about this in school but, yikes, I can't believe we didn't learn about this in school.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Death, Torture, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and War

buffal0's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Genocide

lillyrb's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

5.0

This book was incredibly well written and informative. In many ways reading this book was horrifying because it made me realise how little I know about certain political events. The events described are horrifying but everyone should know about them. The stories relayed here showcase the power of political propaganda and radicalisation and the corrupt nature of Western involvement in international politics. Not being educated on the impact the covert and open involvement of the West has had in other countries creates the opportunity for ignorance to be exploited. We should all be aware of what governments are doing so we can ensure they are held accountable for their actions and do not abuse their power to incite mass violence and further their own agendas.

The book has many mentions of war, colonialism, violence, kidnapping, sexual violence and slavery. None of it is very graphic but it can be very uncomfortable and triggering.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture, Violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Genocide, Suicide, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, and War