The killing zone : the United States wages Cold War in Latin America / Stephen G. Rabe (University of Texas at Dallas).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rabe, Stephen G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Espionage, American.

History.

Regime change.

Intervention (International law).

Diplomatic history.

Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.

Latin America.

International relations.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.

Cold War--Diplomatic history.

Intervention (International law)--History--20th century.

Latin America--Politics and government--1948-1980.

Politics and government.

Latin America--Politics and government--1980-.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

Regime change--Latin America--History--20th century.

Espionage, American--Latin America--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xliii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Summary:

The Killing Zone: The United States Wages Cold War in Latin America, Second Edition, is a comprehensive yet concise analysis of U.S. policies in Latin America during the Cold War. Author Stephen G. Rabe, a leading authority in the field, argues that the sense of joy and accomplishment that accompanied the end of the Cold War, the liberation of Eastern Europe, and the collapse of the Soviet Union must be tempered by the realization that Latin Americans paid a ghastly price during the Cold War. Dictatorship, authoritarianism, the methodical abuse of human rights, and campaigns of state terrorism characterized life in Latin America between 1945 and 1989. Countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, and Guatemala endured appalling levels of political violence. The U.S. repeatedly intervened in the internal affairs of Latin American nations in the name of anticommunism, destabilizing constitutional governments and aiding and abetting those who murdered and tortured. Rabe supplements his strong, provocative historical narrative with stories about the fates of ordinary Latin Americans, an extensive chronology, a series of evocative photographs, and an annotated bibliography.

Contents:

The United States and Latin America : Cold War chronology

Roots of Cold War interventions

The Kennan corollary

Guatemala : the mother of interventions

War against Cuba

No more Cubas : the Kennedy and Johnson doctrines

Military dictators : Cold War allies

Cold War horrors : Central America

Aftermath.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190216252

0190216255

OCLC:

900867660