« A best seller when it was first published in 1968, The Triumph is a satirical tale of political rebellion and U.S. intervention in Latin America. Puerto Santos is the site of a blossoming popular rebellion and a growing headache for Worth Campbell, a hard-working, hard-nosed assistant secretary of state. For years the country has been ruled by Martinez, a corrupt dictator who is nonetheless championed by the U.S. State Department as a bulwark against communism. When the government is overthrown my Miro, a liberal whose dangerous policies include basic democratic principles and modest land reforms, Secretary Campbell loses no time in taking charge of the situation in a truly American diplomatic style – with results not even he could have foreseen. » « John Kenneth Galbraith’s fiction is as erudite and entertaining as his internationally renowned books on the state of our economy. This anniversary edition includes a foreword by the author that considers, with the hindsight of our recent (and questionable) foreign policy in Latin America, « what it’s like to be right too soon. » A story as timely today as it was twenty-five years ago, The Triumph is a witty yet sobering commentary on American diplomacy and politics. »–BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
