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Author:

McPherson, Alan L., author.

Title:

A short history of U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean / Alan McPherson.

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.
United States--Foreign relations--Caribbean Area.
Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.
Caribbean Area--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Moral and ethical aspects.--Moral and ethical aspects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Expanding the Continental Republic, 1811-1897 -- The Cuban crucible: experiments in overseas empire, 1898-1922 -- Monopolizing the Central American Isthmus, 1903-1926 -- Wilsonian interventions, 1913-1919 -- Accommodation and resistance, 1917-1930 -- From occupier to good neighbor, 1921-1936 -- Warding off global ideologies, 1935-1954 -- Containing revolution, 1959-1990 -- Identifying post-Cold War political threats, 1986-2016.

Summary:

"Presents a concise account of the full sweep of U.S. military invasions and interventions in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from 1800 up to the present day. For each era, author looks at five elements: causes, consequences, contestation, collaboration, and context to shed light on the economic, military, political, and cultural issues that have shaped U.S.-Latin America relations."--Page 4 of cover.

Series:

Viewpoints/puntos de vista

ISBN:

1118954009
9781118954003
9781118953990
1118953991

OCLC:

(OCoLC)926820142

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)