The Brothers (Kinzer book)
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| Author | Stephen Kinzer |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Politics and government |
| Publisher | Times Books |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Pages | 416 |
| ISBN | 978-0805094978 |
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War is a 2019 book that was written by The New York Times journalist and historian, Stephen Kinzer.[1] “The Brothers” is defined as “a riveting chronicle of government-sanctioned murder, casual elimination of “inconvenient” regimes, relentless prioritization of American corporate interests and cynical arrogance on the part of two men who were once among the most powerful in the world.” [2] Kinzer described in "brothers" that the activity of Dulles "helped set off some of the world's most profound long-term crises." [3] It is a based on secondary sources. [4]
Backgraound
President Dwight Eisenhower gave the positions of secretary of state to John Foster Dulles and the position of director of the CIA to Allen Dulles in 1953. It was for the first and only time in history. [3]
context
Journalist Stephen Kinzer mentioned in "brothers" that Dulles play a vital role in leading the U.S. into war in Vietnam, and assisting to overthrow cold governments such as Guatemala, Iran, and the Congo, and Indonesia. [3]
First several chapters of Brothers give information about the family background, childhoods, and college educations of two brothers. In this way, some points of their personal life are provided. Foster was a devoted wife and Allen was an unfaithful husband. Kinzer explains in Brothers, the actions of Dulles which they tried to take away world leaders who were dangerous to America's interest. Dulles brother had a significant effect on the united states’ foreign and global fights. [5]
"Brothers" is a well-written book and more legible. Kinzer pointed to funds that were transferred. He tells a story of “six monsters” that the "Dulles brothers believed had to be brought down": Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran, Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, Sukarno in Indonesia, Patrice Lumumba in the Congo, and Fidel Castro in Cuba. Ho Chi Minh and Castro were hard-core Communists. Another "monsters" were nationalist leaders who tried to change their countries into independent countries. There is a well-detailed section in the book about Iran. While explaining the adventures of these two brothers, Kinzer refers to American historical events such as mind-control experiments “in which psychoactive drugs were administered to unknowing victims.” [2][4]
According to the author Stephen Kinzer, "vanity, greed, religious zeal, and the baleful concept of American exceptionalism were bred into the bones of John Foster Dulles and Allen Welsh Dulles". The sons of a smart, ambitious mother and a stern Presbyterian minister, they made it their business, literally, to validate their father's belief that "America's destiny was to . . . raise up the world's benighted masses." "The first American secretary of state to participate in the overthrow of a foreign government" was his grandfather, John Watson Foster. [4]
See Also
Reference
- ^ Gordon Goldstein, Gordon. "Book review: 'The Brothers, ' on John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, by Stephen Kinzer". washingtonpost.
- ^ a b LeBor, Adam. "Overt and Covert". nytimes.
- ^ a b c "Meet 'The Brothers' Who Shaped U.S. Policy, Inside And Out". npr.
- ^ a b c MCcarry, Charles. "Book Review: 'The Brothers' by Stephen Kinzer". wsj.
- ^ Azari, Julia R. "The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War". degruyter.