58. Alfred W. McCoy: To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change

Regular listeners of Failed State Update are in for a real treat. Our guest, Alfred W. McCoy, is an American historian and educator. Currently the Fred Harvey Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he specializes in the history of the Philippines, foreign policy of the United States, European colonization of Southeast Asia, the illegal drug trade, and CIA covert operations. His most recent book is To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change.

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Alfred McCoy's latest book, To Govern the Globe: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1742-to-govern-the-globe

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