US-Grenada Relations : Revolution and Intervention in the Backyard /

Why did the world's strongest power intervene militarily in the tiny Commonwealth Caribbean island of Grenada in October 1983? This book focuses on United States-Grenada relations between 1979 and 1983 set against the wider historical context of US-Caribbean Basin relations. It presents an in-d...

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Main Author:	Williams, Gary (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Subjects:	Cultural and Media Studies. Globalization. History of the Americas. Latin American Culture. Latin American Politics. Sociology, general. Culture > Study and teaching. Ethnology > Latin America. Sociology. America > History. Latin America > Politics and government. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Why did the world's strongest power intervene militarily in the tiny Commonwealth Caribbean island of Grenada in October 1983? This book focuses on United States-Grenada relations between 1979 and 1983 set against the wider historical context of US-Caribbean Basin relations. It presents an in-depth study of US policy during the Carter and Reagan presidencies and the deterioration of relations with the Marxist-Leninist People's Revolution Government (PRG) of Grenada. It considers in detail the murderous internal power struggle that destroyed the PRG and the decisionmaking process that resulted in a joint US-Caribbean military intervention.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (XII, 298 pages)
ISBN:	9780230609952
DOI:	10.1057/9780230609952