Empire and dissent : the United States and Latin America / edited by Fred Rosen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosen, Fred, 1942-

Series:

American encounters/global interactions.

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

American encounters/global interactions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--History.

Imperialism.

Latin America--Relations--United States.

Latin America.

United States--Relations--Latin America.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection examines the question of Empire, the various forms of resistance, dissent and/or accomodation it generates, and the ways it has manifested itself in the Americas, analyzing U.S. hemispheric relations at the turn of the 21st century from an

Contents:

U.S. imperialism/hegemony and Latin American resistance / lan Knight

"We are heirs-apparent to the Romans" : Imperial myths and indigenous status / Gregory Evans Dowd

Slavery, abolition, and empire / John Richard Oldfield

The finances of hegemony in Latin America : debt negotiations and the role of the U.S. government, 1945/2005 / Carlos Marichal

Beyond hegemony : Zapatismo, empire, and dissent / Neil Harvey

Colonialism and ethnic resistance in Bolivia : a view from the coca markets / Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui

High stakes in Brazil : can democracy take on empire? / Jeffrey W. Rubin

From Menem to Kirchner : national autonomy and social movements in Argentina / Daniel A. Cieza

The Hugo Chavez phenomenon : anti-imperialism from above or radical democracy from below? / Steve Ellner.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612904035

9781282904033

1282904035

9780822381440

0822381443

OCLC:

308677455