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The United States And Latin America In The 1980s Contending Perspectives On A Decade Of Crisis
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Book Synopsis The United States and Latin America in the 1980's contending perspectives on a decade of crisis by : Kevin J. Middlebrook
Download or read book The United States and Latin America in the 1980's contending perspectives on a decade of crisis written by Kevin J. Middlebrook and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The United States and Latin America in the 1980s by : Kevin J. Middlebrook
Download or read book The United States and Latin America in the 1980s written by Kevin J. Middlebrook and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major political and economic events of the 1980s such as the international debt crisis, the 1982 Falklands War, the return to democratic rule in a number of countries, and the prolonged crisis in Central America, focused great attention on the U.S. and its dealings in Latin America. In this volume, experts from Latin America, the United States and Europe offer profound insights on the state of U.S.-Latin American relations, external debt and capital flows, trade relations, democracy, human rights, migration, and security during the 1980s.
Book Synopsis The United States and Latin America in the 1990s by : Jonathan Hartlyn
Download or read book The United States and Latin America in the 1990s written by Jonathan Hartlyn and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-03-30 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive examination of both unresolved tensions in inter-American relations and the specific problems facing U.S. and Latin American policymakers in the 1990s.--American Political Science Review "These well-integrated essays analyze the key issues in contemporary inter-American relations very clearly. The authors address their themes with subtlety and insight, in this first overall assessment of North-South relations in the Western Hemisphere during the post-Cold War period.--Christopher Mitchell, New York University "A superb contribution. . . . At a time when U.S.-Latin American relations face a critical turning point, policymakers would benefit from a careful reading of this fine book.--Eduardo A. Gamarra, Florida International University
Book Synopsis United States Policy in Latin America by : John D. Martz
Download or read book United States Policy in Latin America written by John D. Martz and published by Unp - Nebraska. This book was released on 1995 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1988 the University of Nebraska Press published United States Policy in Latin America: A Quarter Century of Crisis and Challenge, 1961–1986, edited by John D. Martz. This completely new work retains the best features of that popular earlier volume. Thirteen experts survey U.S. policy for the past decade on topics of relevance to Latin America (such as trade, drugs, immigration, and armed insurrection). The development of a new, post–Cold War U.S. policy can also be observed. The broad focus on the events and people of the 1980s and 1990s addresses those issues likely to remain pertinent well into the twenty-first century. The Reagan record—the man, the administration, the internal political wars, and the lack of coordination—is thoroughly explicated. The Bush administration, including the Panamanian intervention, is also analyzed. Bilateral relations are illuminated in the essays concerning Cuba, Mexico, and Brazil. Throughout, the writers look to the future to warn us not to dismiss the importance of these countries.
Book Synopsis United States Policy in Latin America by : John D. Martz
Download or read book United States Policy in Latin America written by John D. Martz and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Companion volume to superb work edited by Martz (1988) which follows its excellent example. Thirteen prominent scholars offer important critique of US policy, exploring processes, key bilateral relations, and critical problems in context of dramaticallychanging Latin American and evolving post-Cold War period"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Book Synopsis International Relations in Latin America by : Andrea Oelsner
Download or read book International Relations in Latin America written by Andrea Oelsner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work studies the development of bilateral relations in two pairs of states (dyads): Argentina-Brazil and Argentina-Chile. It takes on a moderate constructivist approach that incorporates into the analysis of international relations the role of identities, ideas and perceptions as well as of material forces, and understands that the former are affected and changed during interaction. It also uses to securitization theory to explain how issues come or cease to be considered security matters through social constructions.
Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of United States-Latin American Relations by : Joseph Smith
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of United States-Latin American Relations written by Joseph Smith and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006-12-05 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the assertion of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 to the Reagan Doctrine of the 1980s, the United States has presumed a position of political leadership and pre-eminence in the Western Hemisphere. This has been made possible by two main factors: America's huge economy, which has made the U.S. the largest single commercial market and the biggest investor in Latin America, and America's military prowess, which has been convincingly demonstrated in victories in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Spanish-American War (1898). This volume concentrates on the history of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the nations of Latin America from the creation of the independent United States in the late eighteenth century up to the present. This is accomplished through a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the countries involved, significant events, major crises, important figures, controversial issues, and doctrines and policies that have evolved. For scholars, historians, and students interested in the diplomacy of these two regions, the Historical Dictionary of United States-Latin American Relations is an essential reference.
Author :William Harrison Richardson Publisher :University of Pittsburgh Pre ISBN 13 :0822977125 Total Pages :304 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (229 download)
Book Synopsis Mexico Through Russian Eyes, 1806-1940 by : William Harrison Richardson
Download or read book Mexico Through Russian Eyes, 1806-1940 written by William Harrison Richardson and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique book, William Richardson analyzes the descriptions given of Mexico by an assortment of Russian visitors, from the employees of the Russian-American Company who made their first contacts in the early nineteenth century to the artists, diplomats, and exiles of the twentieth century. He explores the biases they brought with them and the interpretations they relayed back to readers at home. Richardson finds that Russians had a particular empathy for the Mexicans, sharing a perceived similarity in their histories: conquest by a foreign power; a long period of centralized, authoritarian rule; an attempt at liberal reform followed by revolution.
Book Synopsis Oil and Mexican Foreign Policy by : George Grayson
Download or read book Oil and Mexican Foreign Policy written by George Grayson and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 1988-05-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of enormous oil reserves in the early 1970s revolutionized Mexico's economy and political behavior, bringing soaring revenues and industrial development. The oil glut of 1981 and wild fluctuations in world prices, pushed the country to the brink of bankruptcy. George W. Grayson describes how the roller-coaster economic ride, shrill nationalism, political assertiveness, and arrogant posturing of the 1970s have given way to greater professionalism, fiscal responsibility, and a cooperative attitude towards the United States in recent times.
Book Synopsis International Migration in Cuba by : Margarita Cervantes-Rodríguez
Download or read book International Migration in Cuba written by Margarita Cervantes-Rodríguez and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the arrival of the Spanish conquerors at the beginning of the colonial period, Cuba has been hugely influenced by international migration. Between 1791 and 1810, for instance, many French people migrated to Cuba in the wake of the purchase of Louisiana by the United States and turmoil in Saint-Domingue. Between 1847 and 1874, Cuba was the main recipient of Chinese indentured laborers in Latin America. During the nineteenth century as a whole, more Spanish people migrated to Cuba than anywhere else in the Americas, and hundreds of thousands of slaves were taken to the island. The first decades of the twentieth century saw large numbers of immigrants and temporary workers from various societies arrive in Cuba. And since the revolution of 1959, a continuous outflow of Cubans toward many countries has taken place—with lasting consequences. In this book, the most comprehensive study of international migration in Cuba ever undertaken, Margarita Cervantes-Rodríguez aims to elucidate the forces that have shaped international migration and the involvement of the migrants in transnational social fields since the beginning of the colonial period. Drawing on Fernand Braudel’s concept of longue durée, transnational studies, perspectives on power, and other theoretical frameworks, the author places her analysis in a much wider historical and theoretical perspective than has previously been applied to the study of international migration in Cuba, making this a work of substantial interest to social scientists as well as historians.
Book Synopsis The Manipulation of Consent by : Youssef Cohen
Download or read book The Manipulation of Consent written by Youssef Cohen and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Manipulation of Consent is a major contribution to our knowledge of the mechanisms by which elites instill in the lower classes the beliefs, values, and attitudes that legitimatize their subordinate position in the social order. Youssef Cohen explores the case of Brazil, where the working class was relatively quiescent in the face of the authoritarian regime established by force in 1964. Drawing on recent advances in the theory of the state and the study of power relations, as well as on modern methods of social inquiry, he reveals the techniques of ideological control in the concrete setting of modern Brazilian society. The result is an unusually illuminating case study that blends theoretical exposition, conceptually informed historical analysis, and a wealth of empirical data. The Manipulation of Consent makes a substantial addition to the understanding of Brazilian politics, the study of power relations, and the theory of the state.
Book Synopsis Coercive Cooperation by : Lisa L. Martin
Download or read book Coercive Cooperation written by Lisa L. Martin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative study shows that multilateral sanctions are coercive in their pressure on their target and in their origin: the sanctions themselves frequently result from coercive policies, with one state attempting to coerce others through persuasion, threats, and promises. To analyze this process, Lisa Martin uses a novel methodology combining game-theoretic models, statistical analysis, and case studies. She emphasizes that credible commitments gain international cooperation, and concludes that the involvement of international institutions and the willingness of the main "sender" to bear heavy costs are the central factors influencing the sanction's credibility.
Download or read book Unequal Giants written by Joseph Smith and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 1991-09-15 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1889 the Brazilian empire was overthrown in a military coup. The goodwill and assistance of the United States to the young republic of Brazil helped forge an alliance. But America's apparently irresistible political and economic advances into Brazil were also hampered by disagreements-over naval armaments, reciprocity arrangements, the issue of coffee valorization, and in the 1920s over Brazil's efforts to play an active role in the League of Nations at Geneva. The relationship proved to be unequal, with the United States gaining influence in Latin America, as the Brazilian elite's ambitions and vanities were fed.
Book Synopsis Primary Medical Care in Chile by : Joseph L. Scarpaci
Download or read book Primary Medical Care in Chile written by Joseph L. Scarpaci and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Pinochet's regime assumed power in 1973, the Chilean public medical system has been incrementally disassembled in favor of private enterprise, modeled after U.S. HMOs. Scarpaci assembles data ranging from interviews with patients to income statements and balance sheets from the National Health Service System, National Health Fund, and National Statistics Institute to view the financial and cultural impediments imposed by the Pinochet system that have compromised and effectively limited health care accessibility for Chile's adult population.
Book Synopsis Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America by : Kevin J. Middlebrook
Download or read book Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America written by Kevin J. Middlebrook and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under what conditions do political institutions develop that are capable of promoting economic and social elites' accommodation to democracy? The importance of this question for research on regime change and democracy in Latin America lies in two established political facts: alliances between upper-class groups and the armed forces have historically been a major cause of military intervention in the region, and countries with electorally viable national conservative parties have experienced significantly longer periods of democratic governance since the 1920s and 1930s than have countries with weak conservative parties. The contributors to this book examine the relationship between the Right and democracy in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Peru, and Venezuela during the 1980s and 1990s. The authors focus particularly on the challenges that democratization may pose to upper-class groups; the political role of conservative parties and their electoral performance during these two crucial decades; and the relationships among conservative party strength or weakness, different modes of elite interest representation, and economic and social elites' support for political democracy. The volume includes a statistical appendix with data on conservative parties' electoral performance in national elections during the 1980s and 1990s in these seven countries. Contributors: Atilio A. Borón, Universidad de Buenos Aires • Catherine M. Conaghan, Queen's University • Michael Coppedge, University of Notre Dame • John C. Dugas, Kalamazoo College • Manuel Antonio Garretón, Universidad de Chile • Scott Mainwaring, University of Notre Dame • Rachel Meneguello, Universidade de Campinas • Kevin J. Middlebrook, University of California, San Diego • Timothy J. Power, Florida International University • Elisabeth J. Wood, New York University.
Book Synopsis The Battle for Asia by : Mark T. Berger
Download or read book The Battle for Asia written by Mark T. Berger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a history of the Asian region from 1945 to the present day which delineates the various ideological battles over Asia's development.
Book Synopsis The Economics of Cuban Sugar by : Jorge Pérez-López
Download or read book The Economics of Cuban Sugar written by Jorge Pérez-López and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sugar, the backbone of the Cuban economic life for centuries, continues to dominate the economy of socialist Cuba. After initial attempts at diversification following the Revolution, the Cuban regime rehabilitated the sugar industry in 1965, making the country again vulnerable to swings in world market prices and the dangers of overdependence on a single agricultural product.Perez-L—pez examines the various efforts at economic planning in the years following the Revolution and provides in-depth analysis of aspects particular to the sugar industry: cultivation, mechanization, energy and transportation, refining and the manufacture of sugar derivatives, production costs, and foreign trade.
