Yankee no! : anti-Americanism in U.S.--Latin American relations / Alan McPherson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McPherson, Alan L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anti-Americanism--Latin America.

Anti-Americanism.

Latin America--Relations--United States.

Latin America.

United States--Relations--Latin America.

United States.

Dominican Republic--History--1961-.

Dominican Republic.

Panama--History--1946-1981.

Panama.

Cuba--History--1959-1990.

Cuba.

Venezuela--History--1935-1958.

Venezuela.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p. ) ill.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1958, angry Venezuelans attacked Vice-President Richard Nixon in Caracas, opening a turbulent decade in Latin American-US relations. Alan McPherson here sheds light on the controversial problem of anti-American sentiment in the world.

In 1958, angry Venezuelans attacked Vice President Richard Nixon in Caracas, opening a turbulent decade in Latin American-U.S. relations. In Yankee No! Alan McPherson sheds much-needed light on the controversial and pressing problem of anti-U.S. sentiment in the world. Examining the roots of anti-Americanism in Latin America, McPherson focuses on three major crises: the Cuban Revolution, the 1964 Panama riots, and U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic. Deftly combining cultural and political analysis, he demonstrates the shifting and complex nature of anti-Americanism in each country and the love-hate ambivalence of most Latin Americans toward the United States. When rising panic over "Yankee hating" led Washington to try to contain foreign hostility, the government displayed a surprisingly coherent and consistent response, maintaining an ideological self-confidence that has outlasted a Latin American diplomacy torn between resentment and admiration of the United States. However, McPherson warns, U.S. leaders run a great risk if they continue to ignore the deeper causes of anti-Americanism. Written with dramatic flair, Yankee No! is a timely, compelling, and carefully researched contribution to international history.

Contents:

Introduction Anti-Americanism as Historical Problem 1. The Road to Caracas Or, Richard Nixon Must Get Stoned 2. Cuba, 1959 Revolutionary Anti-Americanism and U.S. Panic 3. Panama, 1964 Conservative Anti-Americanism and U.S. Pragmatism 4. Dominican Republic, 1965 Episodic Anti-Americanism and U.S. Containment Epilogue Toward Global Anti-Americanism Abbreviations Notes Selected Sources Acknowledgments Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-244) and index.

ISBN:

9780674040885

0674040880

OCLC:

923116928