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The Wikileaks Files: The World According to US Empire

The Wikileaks Files: The World According to US Empire
Library Shelf Location 35.DIGI
Publication Date 2016
Description

SELECTED FOR BALTIC LIBRARY TO COMPLIMENT THE DIGITAL CITIZEN-THE PRECARIOUS SUBJECT EXHIBITION (25 January – 16 June 2019)

WikiLeaks came to prominence in 2010 with the release of 251,287 top-secret State Department cables, which revealed to the world what the US government really thinks about national leaders, friendly dictators, and supposed allies. It brought to the surface the dark truths of crimes committed in our name: human rights violations, covert operations, and cover-ups. The WikiLeaks Files presents expert analysis on the most important cables and outlines their historical importance. In a series of chapters dedicated to the various regions of the world, the book explores the machinations of the United States as it imposes its agenda on other nations: a new form of imperialism founded on varied tactics from torture to military action, to trade deals and soft power, in the perpetual pursuit of expanding influence. It illustrates the close relationship between government and big business in promoting US trade. An introduction by Julian Assange exposes the ongoing debates about freedom of information, international surveillance and justice.

 

ISBN 9781784786212
Quantity 1
Pages 624p; 13 x 4.3 x 19.8 cm
Author Julian Assange
Format Paperback
Publisher Verso Books, London and New York
Category Non-art books relating to BALTIC exhibitions
Keywords Protest, Social media, Technology and social change, Wars, War on Terror, Democracy
Related Event Digital Citizen – the Precarious Subject (25 January – 16 June 2019)
Language English

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