{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-u-s-interventions-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-paperback-softback-9781118954003","title":"A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118954003","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan McPherson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118954003, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 April 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.261 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alan McPherson has written a clear, succinct, and engaging account of the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a synthesis aimed at classroom use, and will work admirably in that regard.... McPherson has produced a worthy and accessible addition to the available textbooks on U.S.-Latin American relations.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eGregory Weeks, \u003cem\u003eThe Latin Americanist,\u003c\/em\u003e Vol. 61, No. 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e presents a concise account of the full sweep of U.S. military invasions and interventions in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from 1800 up to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages in debates about the economic, military, political, and cultural motives that shaped U.S. interventions in Cuba, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico, and elsewhere\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeals with incidents that range from the taking of Florida to the Mexican War, the War of 1898, the Veracruz incident of 1914, the Bay of Pigs, and the 1989 invasion of Panama\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures also the responses of Latin American countries to U.S. involvement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures unique coverage of 19th century interventions as well as 20th century incidents, and includes a series of helpful maps and illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Topic and Themes 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Expanding the Continental Republic, 1811–1897 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Cuban Crucible: Experiments in Overseas Empire, 1898–1922 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Monopolizing the Central American Isthmus, 1903–1926 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Wilsonian Interventions, 1913–1919 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Accommodation and Resistance, 1917–1930 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 From Occupier to Good Neighbor, 1921–1936 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Warding Off Global Ideologies, 1935–1954 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Containing Revolution, 1959–1990 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Identifying Post]Cold War Political Threats, 1986–2016 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Multitudes of Interventions 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 209\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173718421784,"sku":"9781118954003","price":22.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118954003.jpg?v=1781168123","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-short-history-of-u-s-interventions-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-paperback-softback-9781118954003","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}