U.S. and Latin American Relations

A textbook providing theoretical and historical analyses for understanding contemporary US-Latin American relations.

Gregory B. Weeks (Author), Michael E. Allison (Author)

9781009205993, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 December 2022

326 pages, 14 b/w illus. 8 tables
25.1 x 17.5 x 2.9 cm, 0.92 kg

'This updated and expanded edition from Weeks and Allison is sure to become a 'go-to' text for anyone teaching U.S.-Latin American Relations. The expanded theoretical framework and historical content provide excellent context for examining a range of contemporary issues in U.S.-Latin American Relations. It's a well-written, comprehensive but accessible text for undergraduates or anyone who wants to better understand hemispheric relations.' Christine Wade, Washington College

The third edition of U.S. and Latin American Relations offers detailed theoretical and historical analyses essential for understanding contemporary US-Latin American relations. Utilizing four different theories (realism, liberal institutionalism, dependency, and autonomy) as a framework, the text provides a succinct history of relations from Latin American independence through the Covid-19 era before then examining critical contemporary issues such as immigration, human rights, and challenges to US hegemony. Engaging pedagogical features such as timelines, research questions, and annotated resources appear throughout the text, along with relevant excerpts from primary source documents. The third edition features a new chapter on the role of extrahemispheric actors such as China and Russia, as well as a significantly revised chapter on citizen insecurity that examines crime, drug trafficking, and climate change. Instructor resources include a test bank, lecture slides, and discussion questions.

1. The Theoretical Context of US – Latin American Relations
2. The Roots of US and Latin American Relations
3. The Rise of US Hegemony
4. The Era of Intervention and the Good Neighbor
5. The Early Cold War Period
6. The Cuban Revolution
7. The Communist Threat and US Intervention
8. Extra-Hemispheric Actors
9. Challenges to US Hegemony
10. Political Economy
11. Human Rights and Democracy
12. Latin American Immigration and US Policy
13. Citizen Insecurity.

Subject Areas: International organisations & institutions [LBBU], International relations [JPS], Politics & government [JP], History of the Americas [HBJK]