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1 online resource (xv, 208 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Issues in the history of American foreign relations |
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Issues in the history of American foreign relations.
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List of illustrations -- Series editor's note -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : unequal interdependence -- Chapter 1. Chills : Cold War, dictatorship, and rising expectations, 1945-58 -- Chapter 2. Blowbacks : anti-U.S. sentiment, socialism, and U.S. gunboats, 1959-69 -- Chapter 3. Dirty wars : industrialization, human rights, and the violence of poverty, 1970-80 -- Chapter 4. Wreckages : proxy wars, debt, and defiant strongmen, 1981-90 -- Chapter 5. Transnationalisms : neoliberalism, drugs, and Latina America, 1991-2005 -- Conclusion : food for thought -- Appendix of documents -- 1. Spruille Braden and the State Department : The Blue Book on Argentina, 1946 -- 2. Roy R. Rubottom Jr. : Communism in the Americas, 1958 -- 3. Juscelino Kubitschek : Operation Pan-America, 1958 -- 4. John F. Kennedy : Announcing the Alliance for Progress, 1961 -- 5. Alberto Lleras : Report on the Alliance for Progress, 1963 -- 6. Thomas Mann : Against an Invasion of Cuba, 1961 -- 7. John F. Kennedy and Advisors : Discussing Options Against Missiles in Cuba, October 16, 1962 -- 8. Fidel Castro to Nikita Khrushchev : Warning of a U.S. Invasion, October 26, 1962 -- 9. Nikita Khrushchev to Fidel Castro : Remaining Calm Against U.S. Aggression, October 28, 1962 -- 10. Senator William Fulbright : Criticizing the U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Crisis, 1965 -- 11. Henry Kissinger and César Augusto Guzzetti : Advising the Argentine Military on Dealing With Dissent, 1976 -- 12. Nelson Rockefeller : Reporting on the Americas, 1969 -- 13. Jimmy Carter : Loosening Tensions With Cuba, 1977 -- 14. Gustavo Guitérrez : Liberation Theology, 1971 -- 15. Daniel Ortega : The Sandinistas' Relationship With the United States, Interview, 1997 -- 16. John Negroponte : Soviet Intervention in Central America, Interview, 1997 -- 17. The Santa Fe Commission : Renewing the Cold War in Latin America, 1980 -- 18. CIA : Secret Cable on a Guatemalan Massacre, 1981 -- 19. Iran-Contra Report : Findings, Indictments, and Pardons, 1993 -- 20. Clinton White House : Answering Critics of NAFTA, 1993 -- 21. Rigoberta Menchú : Indigenous Activism and Guatemala, Interview, 1992 -- 22. Foreign Ministers of the Americas : Diversity and Civil Society in the FTAA, 2003 -- 23. Jean-Bertrand Aristide : Democracy, Poverty, and Women's Activism, 1996 -- Notes -- Index -- About the author |
| Summary |
"Over the last sixty years, the relationship between the United States and Latin America has been marred by ideological conflict, imbalances of power, and economic disparity. The disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion, U.S. support for dictator Augusto Pinochet in Chile, and the Contra War in Nicaragua are a few reminders of the dramatic confrontations between North and South. Yet this relationship has also been characterized by accelerating economic and cultural interdependence that is significantly altering the old paradigm of U.S. hegemony and Latin American resistance." "Alan McPherson uses multinational sources to survey and analyze the history of this relationship. Intimate Ties, Bitter Struggles reflects the most up-to-date research on state-to-state interactions and recognizes the influence of culture and non-state actors on international relations. Major topics include the debate over economic dependency, the U.S. response to revolutions in Latin America during the Cold War, military interventions and covert operations, human rights, migration, the North American Free Trade Agreement and economic integration, the Iran-contra affair, the war on drugs, and Latinos in the United States. The author's concise narrative and selection of primary-source documents offer an ideal introduction to U.S.-Latin American relations for students and for anyone with an interest in understanding the dynamic interplay between these hemispheric neighbors."--Jacket |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-195) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomatic relations
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Außenpolitik
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Latin America -- Foreign relations -- United States.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074894
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Latin America.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140114
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Latin America -- Foreign relations -- 1948-1980.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074893
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Latin America -- Foreign relations -- 1980-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93009439
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140098
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001742
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Latin America
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United States
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Lateinamerika
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USA
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781597973939 |
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1597973939 |
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