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Imperialism Reading Group - Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic - Week 8 (hexbear.net)

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This is a weekly thread in which we read through books on and related to imperialism and geopolitics. Last week's thread is here.

The book we are currently reading through is Empire's Workshop by Greg Grandin. There are two main editions, to my knowledge: the original one with a yellow cover from 2006, and an updated version from 2021 with an orange cover. I am reading the latter version.

Please comment or message me directly if you wish to be pinged for this group, or if you no longer wish to be pinged.

This week, we will be reading Chapter 7.

Next week, we will be reading Chapter 8.

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[–] mickey@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago

Hi I obtained a digital copy that has funny formatting so I'm not sure if it is complete. Can some kind reader confirm that Chapter 7 is ~6750 words and ends with a passage on the US strategy of using local thugs to wage brutal counterinsurgency? I haven't read the chapter yet and I'm just opening the book now, but I want to make sure I have the full text.