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Capturing the revolution : the United States, Central America, and Nicaragua, 1961-1972 / Michael D. Gambone.
Van Pelt Library F1414.2 .G356 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gambone, Michael D., 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Latin America--Politics and government--1948-1980.
- Latin America.
- Politics and government.
- Revolutions--Latin America--History--20th century.
- Revolutions.
- History.
- Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.
- International relations.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.
- Central America--Politics and government--1951-1979.
- Central America.
- Nicaragua--Politics and government--1937-1979.
- Nicaragua.
- Alliance for Progress.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 274 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.
- Summary:
- Focuses on the nature of revolution as it affected Latin America in the 1960s and the efforts designed to counteract or coopt this challenge through the Alliance for Progress.
- Contents:
- Part I The Revolution Arrives, 1961-1963
- 1 Revolution and Democracy in Latin America 21
- 2 The Challenge of Guerrilla War 45
- 3 The Economic Revolution in Central America 69
- Part II The Revolution Contained, 1963-1968
- 4 Revolution and Lyndon Johnson 97
- 5 Influence and Internal Security at Mid-Decade 125
- 6 Recapturing Economic Reform 148
- Part III The System Crumbles, 1969-1972
- 7 Nixon Doctrine and Latin America 173
- 8 The New Balance of Military Power 197
- 9 The Approaching Economic Crisis 219.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-269) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275965945
- 0275973050
- OCLC:
- 45668960
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