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On Saturday, April 15 at 2:45 pm
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Stephen Kinzer

Stephen Kinzer discusses the U.S.'s long history of regime change, the subject of his new book, "Overthrow." Mr. Kinzer argues that the U.S. invasion of Iraq has historical roots going back to the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 and says that while the policy of direct military involvement to achieve regime change was put on hold during the Cold War, it has been reestablished since the fall of the Soviet Union. Mr. Kinzer talks about several of the fourteen episodes of regime change he discusses in his book, including America's involvement in Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Iran. He answers questions form the audience following his remarks.

Stephen Kinzer, a longtime foreign correspondent for the New York Times, has been the Times bureau chief in Turkey, Germany, and Nicaragua. He is the author of several books, including "All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror" and "Bitter Fruit: The Untold Story of the American Coup in Guatemala" (co-authored with Stephen Schlesinger).