United States Policy in Latin America

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"A gem, an authoritative handbook on U.S. policy focusing on the crucial conflicts of the past twenty-five years "—Foreign Affairs. "The contributors probe the substance of U.S. policy in Latin America, seeking to look beyond headlines, shifting economics, and changing decisions."—Booknotes. "Most of the contributors to this collection developed their interest in Latin America while it remained neglected by most academics. The volume profits from the breadth and depth of their expertise and from the focus on Latin America as a whole, not simply Central America and the Caribbean "—Choice.
These original essays offer a historical perspective on U.S. policy toward Latin America from the Kennedy to the Reagan administration. Coming in for discussion are current problems that will continue to challenge U.S. policymakers well into the twenty-first century.
In the first part, Federico G. Gil discusses the Kennedy-Johnson years; Michael J. Francis, the Nixon-Kissinger years; Robert A.... Tovább

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"A gem, an authoritative handbook on U.S. policy focusing on the crucial conflicts of the past twenty-five years "—Foreign Affairs. "The contributors probe the substance of U.S. policy in Latin America, seeking to look beyond headlines, shifting economics, and changing decisions."—Booknotes. "Most of the contributors to this collection developed their interest in Latin America while it remained neglected by most academics. The volume profits from the breadth and depth of their expertise and from the focus on Latin America as a whole, not simply Central America and the Caribbean "—Choice.
These original essays offer a historical perspective on U.S. policy toward Latin America from the Kennedy to the Reagan administration. Coming in for discussion are current problems that will continue to challenge U.S. policymakers well into the twenty-first century.
In the first part, Federico G. Gil discusses the Kennedy-Johnson years; Michael J. Francis, the Nixon-Kissinger years; Robert A. Pastor, the Carter years; and Margaret Daly Hayes, the Reagan years. Issues raised there are addressed in the second part, which illustrates the management of various crises. Michael J. Kryzanek writes about Johnson's invasion of the Dominican Republic; Paul E. Sigmund, about Nixon's actions against the Marxist regime in Chile; Steve C. Ropp, about Carter's negotiation of the Panama Canal treaties; and Jack Child, about Reagan's support of the Falklands War. The third part looks at problems that still test U.S. policymakers: Riordan Roett examines the debt crisis; Abraham F. Lowenthal, Central American revolutions; and Wayne S. Smith, relations with Castro's Cuba. The editor, John D. Martz, a professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University, concludes with a theoretical discussion of democracy in Latin America
Cover: Adapted from a drawing by David M. Luebke, © David M. Luebke,
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