Latin America in Caricature

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University of Texas Press, 1980 - History - 330 pages

“Not many readers will thank the author as he deserves, for he has told us more about ourselves than we perhaps wish to know,” predicted Latin America in Books of Latin America in Caricature—an exploration of more than one hundred years of hemispheric relations through political cartoons collected from leading U.S. periodicals from the 1860s through 1980.

The cartoons are grouped according to recurring themes in diplomacy and complementing visual imagery. Each one is accompanied by a lengthy explanation of the incident portrayed, relating the drawing to public opinion of the day. Johnson’s thoughtful introduction and the comments that precede the individual chapters provide essential background for understanding U.S. attitudes and policies toward Latin America.

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Contents

The Hemisphere as Monolith
29
Latin America as Female
72
The Republics as Children
116
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About the author (1980)

John J. Johnson (1912–2004) was Professor of History at Stanford University. Among his many publications are The Military and Society in Latin America and Simón Bolívar and Spanish American Independence, 1883–1930.

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