Colombia and the United States : the making of an inter-American alliance, 1939-1960 / Bradley Lynn Coleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coleman, Bradley Lynn, 1973- author.

Series:

New studies in U.S. foreign relations.

New Studies in U.S. Foreign Relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Colombia.

United States.

Colombia--Foreign relations--United States.

Colombia.

United States--Military relations--Colombia.

Colombia--Military relations--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book will also be available in the following formats: e-book, audio book, and large-print paperback. Visit www.caravanbooks.org for details. A valuable addition to the New Studies in U.S. Foreign Relations Series World War II and the Cold War transformed U.S.-Colombian security relations. The republics first partnered to defend the Western Hemisphere during World War II, a wartime affiliation that promoted hemispheric solidarity, inter-American military readiness, and regional stability. After the war, Colombian and U.S. combat units fought together in Korea. A Colombian infantry battalion and frigate joined the U.S.-led United Nations Command in 1951; Colombian soldiers later served with the United Nations Emergency Force during the Suez Conflict (1956-1958). Soon thereafter, Colombian and American authorities began focusing on Colombian internal security problems, particularly issues associated with the domestic political, social, and religious convulsion known as la Violencia (1946-1958). In doing so, the two countries had formed the basis of the modern Colombian-American partnership. Placing the bilateral relationship in a global context, this military and diplomatic history examines the importance of ideology, material interests, and power in U.S.-Latin American relations. Historian Bradley Coleman demonstrates how the making of the Colombian-American alliance exemplified hemispheric interconnectedness, a condition of ever-growing importance in the twenty-first century. Employing available Colombian and U.S. archival sources, this book fills a gap in the literature on U.S. relations with less developed countries and provides new research on the origins an development of the U.S-Colombian alliance that will serve as an invaluable resource for scholars of U.S. and Latin American diplomacy.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: A Global History""; ""Maps and Illustrations""; ""1. Solidarity and Cooperation, 1939�1945""; ""2. Old Problems, New Possibilities, 1945�1950""; ""3. The Korean War and the Americas, 1950�1951""; ""4. The Fighting Alliance, 1951�1953""; ""5. Continuity and Change, 1953�1957""; ""6. The Partnership Transformed, 1958�1960""; ""Epilogue""; ""Essay on Archival Research""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781631010361

1631010360

9781631010378

1631010379

OCLC:

922995386