Original edition published under title: Second century. Wilmington, DE : Scholarly Resources, 2000. Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-289) and index.
Contents:
Expansion, empire and intervention, 1889-1913 -- Revolution, war and expansion, 1913-1929 -- Depression, war and the good neighbor, 1929-1945 -- Cold War, dependency and change, 1945-1959 -- Castro, Cuba and containment, 1959-1979 -- Cuba, the United States, and the world: from Mariel to Obama -- The limits of hegemony? 1979-c.1990 -- NAFTA to now in three keys: commerce, conflict and culture.
Summary:
This completely revised and updated text focuses on U.S. relations with Latin America from the advent of the New Diplomacy late in the nineteenth century to the present. Providing a balanced perspective, it presents both the U.S. view that the Western Hemisphere needed to unite under a common democratic, capitalistic society and Latin American countries response to U.S. attempts to impose these goals on its southern neighbors. The authors examine the reciprocal interactions between the two regions, each with distinctive purposes, outlooks, interests, and cultures. They also place U.S. Latin American relations within the larger global political and economic context." -- Provided by publisher.
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