Intimate Ties, Bitter Struggles: The United States and Latin America Since 1945Since World War II, the relationship between USA & Latin America has been characterised by ideologicl conflict, imbalances of power, economic disparity & dramatic confrontations. This book offers an introduction to the subject for undergraduate students & general readers. |
Contents
Unequal Interdependence | 1 |
Cold War Dictatorship and Rising Expectations 194558 | 17 |
AntiUS Sentiment Socialism and US Gunboats 195969 | 45 |
Industrialization Human Rights and the Violence of Poverty 197080 | 69 |
Proxy Wars Debt and Defiant Strongmen 198190 | 89 |
Neoliberalism Drugs and Latina America 19912005 | 111 |
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