The CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting: Dark Deeds & Derring-Do from 1950 to Today: Dark Deeds & Derring-Do from 1950-Present - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1621068293 ISBN 13: 9781621068297

Casa editrice: Microcosm Pub, 2013

Riassunto

A stirring work that offers a chilling glimpse into the negligence, greed, murder, and, at times, comical disorganization behind some of the CIA’s most controversial secret operations, this book collects the first five issues of the zine. Summarizing the influence the CIA had in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.; the AIDS virus; the killing of Filiberto Ojeda Rios, a Puerto Rican independence movement leader; the Patriot Act; and the Iran-Contra affair, this forthright representation provides an behind the scenes look at the United States’ foreign and domestic policies. The radical claims presented are built on fact and posit an accessible alternative to mainstream histories that help to contextualize current events and the worldwide anti-American backlash.

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'A extremely well written, calm, thoughtful and frightening book where Smith shows how far down the slippery slope America has slithered... Yes indeed the claims are radical, but Smith presents these so calmly and with such a light humour, (usually so missing in the left), that one is carried along. Any lingering doubts are dealt with by the level of solid scholarship, and the wealth of supporting footnotes and further reading.' --The Oligarch Kings

L'autore

Keith Rosson is an artist best known for album covers, gig posters, and underground books. He is the author of the zineAvow. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Abner Smith is a researcher and writer. His work has been featured inParanoia Magazine and Razorcake. He lives in Defiance, Ohio. Joe Biel is the founder of Microcosm Publishing and the creator of the documentary about the DIY music scene,If It Ain’t Cheap, It Ain’t Punk. He is the coauthor of 13 Years of Good Luck and the author ofBipedal, By Pedal!; all volumes of the CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting series; the Perfect Mix Tape Segue series; andYou Can Work Any Hundred Hours a Week You Want (In Your Underwear)!! He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Joe Biel is a writer, designer, filmmaker, teacher, activist, and founder of Microcosm Publishing, Cantankerous Titles, and co-founder of the Portland Zine Symposium. He tours with his films on the Dinner and Bikes program and has been featured inTime Magazine, Publisher’s Weekly, Utne Reader, Portland Mercury, Oregonian, Broken Pencil, Readymade, Punk Planet, Profane Existence, andMaximum Rocknroll.

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• Editore: Microcosm Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1621068293
• ISBN 13: 9781621068297
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 160
• Redattore: Hage Lauren
• Disegnatore: Rosson Keith