The United States and the Caribbean : transforming hegemony and sovereignty / Anthony P. Maingot and Wilfredo Lozano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maingot, Anthony P.

Contributor:

Lozano, Wilfredo, 1950-

Series:

Contemporary inter-American relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Relations.

Caribbean Area--Relations--United States.

Caribbean Area.

United States--Relations--Caribbean Area.

United States.

Caribbean Area--History--1945-.

History.

United States--History--1969-.

Physical Description:

xv, 175 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2005.

Summary:

"The United States and the Caribbean": Transforming Hegemony and Sovereignty provides the first comprehensive assessment of post-Cold War U.S.-Caribbean relations. Focusing on Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Trinidad-Tobego, the book looks at the political history of the region during the Cold War years, the region's current political economy, international security, and issues of migration and crime. Spanning the Caribbean's linguistic and cultural subregions--Spanish, French, English, and Dutch--the volume calls attention to the achievements, setbacks, and concerns that are common to the region.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Special U.S.-Caribbean Relationship 1

1 An Historical Hegemonic Relationship

2 Globalization and the Modification of Hegemony and Sovereignty

Chapter 2 The Caribbean during and at the End of the Cold War (1970s to 1980s) 19

1 Historical Antecedents of the Cold War

2 Regional Geopolitics and Local Perceptions of Threat

Chapter 3 The End of the Cold War and the Changing Hegemonic Relationship 41

1 Paradigm Changes in the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago

2 Haiti: The U.S.' First Post-Cold War Intervention

Chapter 4 Globalization and the Challenges to Intraregional Integration 63

1 Size and Vulnerability: Dilemmas of Tourism, Transportation, and Agriculture

2 Integrating Globally: Caribbean Export Processing Zones and Multinationals

Chapter 5 Threats to Sovereignty 89

1 Small Players, Global Game: The Shifting Context of "Secrecy Havens"

2 Smuggling: Guns and Drugs

Chapter 6 Transnational Complexities in U.S.-Caribbean Relations 119

1 The Positive: Migration and the Rise of Binational Societies

2 The Negative: Violent Crime and Corruption Threatening Democracy and Sovereignty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-160) and index.

ISBN:

0415950449

0415950457

OCLC:

55208444