The Great Deception

Anglo-American Power and World Order

By: Mark Curtis

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Paperback | 20 April 1998 | Edition Number 1

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In this controversial new book, Mark Curtis uses original research into recently declassified government files to produce a scathing critique of Anglo-American foreign policy in the 1990s. Focusing on three major areas - the UN, development & the Middle East - He details the extent to which Britain & the US, to different degrees, share considerable responsibility for human rights abuses, poverty & insecurity in the Third World. Curtis frames an understanding of British & US foreign policies in the 1990s by tracing the development of those policies since the end of the Second World War, demonstrating that the priorities have remained virtually unchanged over the last 50 years, particularly in terms of military & economic policy. The US, with Britain clinging at times unceremoniously to its coat-tails, has systematically manipulated the international foreign policy agenda in its own interests. By blocking UN initiatives, impoverishing & destabilising Third World countries under the guise of development & democratisation, & protecting corrupt client regimes it has acted to ensure its own continued access to strategically important resources - particularly oil. In this rigorously researched study, Curtis tackles head-on the great deceptions of the foreign policy establishment, & offers a radical & much-needed reappraisal of the complex 'special relationship' between Britain & the US.

Industry Reviews

'His findings are damning' -- London Review of Books 'Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand Britain and the United States' true role in the world and the so-called order imposed by the Anglo-American alliance' -- John Pilger 'Demonstrates how Britain remains the key supporting player in US domination, and how far from benign that domination is in its impact on the rest of the world' -- Victoria Brittain 'A powerful, compelling book ... It leaves the reader outraged at the hypocrisy and duplicity of British politicians and officials' -- Race and Class

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