Economic+Hit+Man?


 * For your second assignment - you are going to read the following link:**

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This is a summary of a book "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" by John Perkins. Thank me later for not making you read the entire book (but if you like this summary - the book is MUCH more interesting - so go for it!)

Please scan through the Contents to look at the names of the chapters of the book. Many of these should make you go, "hmmmm..."


 * EHM Assignment One: DUE Wed 10/12**

1. Read chapters 1-18 (don't panic - these are short summaries....)

2. __INITIAL COMMENT__ Comment in the discussion forum on what you think Perkin's thesis, or main argument is.

Comment on one chapter that you think was interesting and why, everyone must make their initial comment on a different chapter, there are 18 students in class. __Make your posting name the chapter you choose__.

you can use these questions to guide your commentary if you wish:

Did something surprise you that he wrote? Does his views of US foreign policy reflect your views? Does anything he writes about contradict things you have learned about US foreign policy? In what ways do his claims about international organizations reflect realism or liberalism? Do you have questions about what he is writing about?

3. __RESPONSE COMMENTS__: Comment on at least two other students' initial comments, perhaps choosing chapters that sparked your interest. Do the following for each post:

Comment on their view of the thesis - either agree with it, add to it, or disagree with it. Comment on their ideas about the chapter they selected.

Please have as many conversations with each other about this as possible - a forum like this is an ideal place for a discussion on such a controversial book.