Description |
1 online resource (321 pages) |
Contents |
Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 2nd Half-Title -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1. The Specter of Guantanamo -- 2. High Politics and Horse-Trading -- 3. Base Labor -- 4. Discrimination in the Canal Zone -- 5. Sex, Honor, and Moral Hygiene -- 6. Criminal Jurisdiction -- 7. Cooperation at the War's End -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
Cooperating with the Colossus reconstructs the history of US military bases in World War II Latin America, from the perspectives of Latin American leaders and diplomats and the local communities that experienced these installations, as well as of US leadership and military |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Military bases, American -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
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Military bases, American
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Latin America
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780197531884 |
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0197531881 |
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