Troubled neighbors : the story of US-Latin American relations, from FDR to the present / Henry Raymont.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raymont, Henry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.

Latin America.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

Latin America--Foreign relations--20th century.

Physical Description:

xviii, 331 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Westview Press, [2005]

Summary:

At one time the US and Latin America defined themselves in common as new and American, in contrast to the old, European order, and they enjoyed a period of friendship and cooperation based on that sustaining sense of commonality. With the advent of the Cold War, however, hemispheric solidarity and alliance faded fast, as the US became preoccupied with other regions of the world it deemed of deeper strategic significance. The United States and Latin America now largely define each other as negative reference points, instead of as neighbors and allies. In Troubled Neighbors, Henry Raymont-journalist for four decades, author, lecturer, teacher, and consultant-presents a journalist's observations on the pendulum swings in US-Latin American relations over the past half-century. The book is organized chronologically, with a chapter devoted to each of the administrations from FDR to Bill Clinton and an epilogue covering the first term of the George W. Bush administration. Straightforward organization: The book is chronologically organized, with a chapter devoted in turn to each administration from FDR to George W. Bush. Experienced author, an expert in the field.

Contents:

The past as prologue : the old world's vision of the new

Convergence : the Roosevelt era

Transition : Harry S. Truman

The Eisenhower era

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Richard Milhous Nixon

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

The Reagan era : a chronicle of an administration foretold

George Bush : return to pragmatism

Bill Clinton and the politics of trade.

Notes:

"A Century Foundation book"-t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813343038

OCLC:

56526811