Beneath the United States A History of U. S. Policy Toward Latin America

Name: Beneath the United States A History of U. S. Policy Toward Latin America
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ISBN: 9780674922761

ISBN-10: 067492276X

ISBN-13: 9780674922761

Edition: 1998

Authors: Lars Schoultz

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In this sweeping history of U.S. policy toward Latin America, Schoultz shows that the U.S. has always perceived Latin America as a fundamentally inferior neighbour, unable to manage its affairs and stubbornly underdeveloped.

Book details

List price: $43.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 6/15/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Preface


Encountering Latin America


Acquiring Northern Mexico


Struggling over Slavery in the Caribbean


Ending an Era: Regional Hegemony over a Defective People


Beginning a New Era: The Imperial Mentality


Testing the Imperial Waters: Confronting Chile


Excluding Great Britain: The Venezuela Boundary Dispute


Establishing an Empire: Cuba and the War with Spain


Creating a Country, Building a Canal


Chastising Chronic Wrongdoing


Providing Benevolent Supervision: Dollar Diplomacy


Continuing to Help in the Most Practical Way Possible


Removing the Marines, Installing the Puppets


Establishing the Foundations of Honorable Intercourse


Becoming a Good Neighbor


Attacking Dictatorships


Combatting Communism with Friendly Dictators


Combatting Communism with Economic Development


Two Centuries Later


Sources


Notes


Index