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This book provides students with an excellent overview of U.S.-Latin American relations, one that is essential for understanding current relations. What sets this book apart is its integration of theory, scholarship, history and pedagogy. It serves not only as a theoretically and historically oriented analysis but also as a springboard for further learning and research.
The theoretical context of U.S. and Latin American relations -- The roots of U.S. and Latin American relations -- The rise of U.S. hegemony -- The era of intervention and the good neighbor -- The early Cold War period -- The Cuban revolution -- The Communist threat and U.S. intervention -- Free trade and neoliberal reform -- Latin American immigration and U.S. policy -- Human rights and democracy -- Drug trafficking and terrorism.
Gregory B. Weeks, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Michael E. Allison, University of Scranton.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [391]-404) and index.