Most Dangerous Area in the World John F. Kennedy Confronts Communist Revolution in Latin America

Name: Most Dangerous Area in the World John F. Kennedy Confronts Communist Revolution in Latin America
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ISBN: 9780807847640

ISBN-10: 080784764X

ISBN-13: 9780807847640

Edition: 1999

Authors: Stephen G. Rabe

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In March 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced the formation of the Alliance for Progress, a program dedicated to creating prosperous, socially just, democratic societies throughout Latin America. Over the next few years, the United States spent nearly $20 billion in pursuit of the Alliance's goals, but Latin American economies barely grew, Latin American societies remained inequitable, and sixteen extraconstitutional changes of government rocked the region. In this close, critical analysis, Stephen Rabe explains why Kennedy's grand plan for Latin America proved such a signal policy failure. Drawing on recently declassified materials, Rabe investigates the nature of Kennedy's intense…

Book details

List price: $42.50
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 2/22/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Contents


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Origins



Gunboat Diplomacy



Destabilization Policies



The Kennedy Doctrine



Constitutional Defenses



Counterinsurgency Doctrines



Alliance for Progress



Aftermath


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index