Latin America and the United States: A Documentary History / Edition 1

by Robert H. Holden

Overview

This book brings together the most important documents in the history of the relationship between the United States and Latin America. All of the documents illuminate key issues and a variety of interests and opinions that reflect the patterns of both continuity and change in the relationship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900195129945
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	03/28/2000
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

Preface
I Transitions of Empire
II The Colossus of the North
III Burying the Big Stick
IV The Cold War
V After the Cold War: Conflict in the Search for Common Ground
Index

Editorial Reviews

"This is a superb collection of material covering nearly 200 years, with succinct introductions that put each document in context. But it is especially excellent on the past century as Latin American as well as U.S. views and policies are given attention, and cultural figures such as Jack Kerouac, Ariel Dorfman, and C. Wright Mills have their say along with such obvious (and different) suspects as Theodore Roosevelt, Nelson Rockefeller, and Ronald Reagan."—Walter LaFeber, Cornell University

"Latin America and the United States is a thoughtfully conceived and up-to-date collection that offers documentary insight on political, economic, cultural, and social dimension of inter-American relations. Particularly welcome is the inclusion of Latin American viewpoints. This volume will be an extremely valuable teaching tool for courses on Latin America, U.S. diplomatic history, U.S. foreign policy, and U.S.-Latin American relations."—Peter H. Smith, University of California, San Diego

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