--- product_id: 26688135 title: "Wall Street's Think Tank: The Council on Foreign Relations and the Empire of Neoliberal Geopolitics, 1976-2014" brand: "monthly review press" price: "S$47" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/26688135-wall-streets-think-tank-the-council-on-foreign-relations-empire store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # Wall Street's Think Tank: The Council on Foreign Relations and the Empire of Neoliberal Geopolitics, 1976-2014 **Brand:** monthly review press **Price:** S$47 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Wall Street's Think Tank: The Council on Foreign Relations and the Empire of Neoliberal Geopolitics, 1976-2014 by monthly review press - **How much does it cost?** S$47 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/26688135-wall-streets-think-tank-the-council-on-foreign-relations-empire) ## Best For - monthly review press enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted monthly review press brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Wall Street's Think Tank: The Council on Foreign Relations and the Empire of Neoliberal Geopolitics, 1976-2014 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61l3T79Q0mL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The history of 20th capitalism/imperialism through the history of the Council on Foreign Relations *by Z***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2015* Noam Chomsky said at one point that "There's a reason nobody studies history. It just teaches you too much." That is certainly true of Wall Street's Think Tank. Bypassing the academic doubletalk and obfuscation of other scholarly histories which are meant to give the impression that world affairs too complicated for the average person to understand, Laurence Shoup takes a very simple and commonsensical approach to studying US economic and foreign policy: simply reading the documents of the people who plan it. And the result of this is, indeed, a book that teaches you too much.His principal object of study is the Council on Foreign Relations, a policy think tank which unites the most powerful members of the US capitalist class with the US academic and political class which serves them. There are lots of conspiracy theories about the Council on Foreign Relations for just this reason, and I want to assure you that this book is not a conspiracy theory; it does not present the Council as some kind of dark puppetmaster. Shoup explains that rather than imposing policies themselves, the Council on Foreign Relations "helps unite the capitalist class community, making it not just a class in itself, but a class for itself." In this way, the Council articulates the interests of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country, and so sets the agenda for US politics and economics. The capitalist class works with the professional/political class to plan strategies for maintaining and expanding the economic and geopolitical power of US, which is no more a conspiracy theory than saying that the board of Apple Computers meets to determine how to increase profits and market share. Shoup's account of history is carefully documented and clear-sighted, since he has all of the planning documents from the Council on Foreign Relations to back him up. If you are interested in why history in the twentieth century took the course that it did, Shoup shows that you can find a lot of the answers just by reading the documents of the powerful people who planned it. And all of the documents he cites are freely open to the public. This is all going on in plain sight--you just have to look at it.I decided to write this review since I found the book so valuable and saw that only one other person had reviewed it so far. This is an important work of historical precision and clarity, and it deserves serious attention. Wall Street's Think Tank covers the period from 1976 to 2014, so I highly recommend you also check out Imperial Brain Trust by Shoup and a co-author, which covers the period from the 1940's until the late 1970's and examines US strategy for ensuring its supremacy on the global stage after WWII. Both books provide a broad overview of the 20th century, but those are the two main areas of focus. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A VERY IMPORTANT WORK *by R***O on Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2016* I agree with Mr. Rowsdower's review that Laurence Shoup's book is "an important work" and "deserves serious attention." Shoup's detailed investigation enables him to "name names," and the reader can easily conclude that the most important names are those of the Anglo-Zionist elite. I would have rated the book a 5 star rating, except that Shoup fails to draw the obvious connection with AIPAC. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The CFR, Lately *by S***E on Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2018* A nice little black book for knowing who's connected to whom. Whether you agree with the neo-liberal movement or not. 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