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Sugar and power in the Dominican Republic : Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the Trujillos / Michael R. Hall.
Van Pelt Library E183.8.D6 H35 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hall, Michael R., 1960-
- Series:
- Contributions in Latin American studies 1054-6790 ; no. 13.
- Contributions in Latin American studies, 1054-6790 ; no. 13
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democratization.
- Sugar trade.
- History.
- Economic sanctions.
- United States--Foreign relations--Dominican Republic.
- United States.
- International relations.
- Dominican Republic.
- Dominican Republic--Foreign relations--United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961.
- United States--Foreign relations--1961-1963.
- Economic sanctions--Dominican Republic.
- Economic sanctions--Latin America--Case studies.
- Sugar trade--Dominican Republic--History--20th century.
- Tariff on sugar--United States.
- Tariff on sugar.
- Democratization--Dominican Republic.
- Latin America.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 163 pages : map ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- Examines the powerful impact and development that the sugar industry had on U.S.-Dominican relations as the primary vehicle of reciprocal manipulation from 1958 to 1962.
- Contents:
- 1. The Role of Sugar in the Dominican Political Economy to 1957 5
- 2. US Policy Toward the Dominican Republic, 1900-1957 35
- 3. US Sugar Legislation and Dominican Exports, 1900-1957 61
- 4. Eisenhower and Trujillo, 1958-1960 85
- 5. Kennedy and Democratization Efforts, 1961-1962 111.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-157) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313311277
- OCLC:
- 41467803
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