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Talons of the eagle : Latin America, the United States, and the world / Peter H. Smith, Ana Covarrubias.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Peter H., author.
- Covarrubias Velasco, Ana, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diplomatic relations.
- Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.
- Latin America.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 436 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York , NY: Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "Topical and up to date, Talons of the Eagle: Latin America, the United States, and the World, Fifth Edition, presents an eminent scholar's perspective on the interaction between global trends and inter-American affairs--a subject that has become crucially important in the current era. Rather than concentrating solely on U.S. policy, Peter H. Smith uniquely addresses the structural relationships between the two regions by focusing on international systems, the distribution of power, and the perception and pursuit of national interests. Throughout, this provocative text casts Iight on such contemporary issues as economic integration, drug trafficking, undocumented migration, and the rise of Latin America's "new left." ft also analyzes Latin American reactions and responses to the U.S.--and to the rest of the world--in these complex and troubling times"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The European Game
- European Rivalry in the New World
- Imperial Order: The Rules of the Game
- Enter the United States
- U.S. Imperialism I: Territorial Expansion
- Pocketbook Diplomacy
- Military Conquest
- Eyes upon Cuba
- U.S. Imperialism II: Commercial Empire
- A Sphere of One's Own: The Pan-American Community
- Obtaining John Bull's Acquiescence
- Securing the Caribbean
- Spanish-Cuban-American War
- Taking Panama
- Recipe for Intervention
- Questions for Review
- 2. The Gospel Of Democracy
- Roles of Ideology
- The Meanings of Manifest Destiny
- Obstacles to Democracy
- History and Character
- The Problem of Race
- Intervention for Democracy
- Taking Sides: The Mexican Revolution
- Dollar Diplomacy I: The Dominican Republic (1916-1924)
- Dollar Diplomacy II: Nicaragua (1909-1925)
- Dollar Diplomacy III: Haiti (1915-1934)
- Promoting Democracy?
- 3. Latin America: Responses to Imperialism
- Option 1: The Bolivarian Dream
- Option 2: External Powers
- Pax Britannica?
- Opposition to Pan Americanism
- Hispanidad and Francophilia
- Option 3: Rivalry and Subregional Hegemony
- Argentina's Manifest Destiny
- God Is a Brazilian
- Option 4: Doctrines and Diplomacy
- Cultures of Resistance
- Mexico: War and Invasion
- Cuba: Inside the Monster
- Nicaragua: Origins of Sandinismo
- Continental Solidarity
- In Retrospect
- 4. Mr. Roosevelt's Neighborhood
- Crucibles: Nicaragua and Cuba
- Nicaragua, 1927-1933
- Cuba, 1929-1933
- The Good Neighbor Policy: Political Dimensions
- Cuba, 1933-1936
- The Good Neighbor Policy: Economic Dimensions
- Applying Leverage
- Extending Assistance?
- The Good Neighbor Policy: Ideological Dimensions
- Sizing Up the Neighborhood
- 5. Closing Ranks
- United States as Superpower
- Cold War: The Rules of the Game
- The Cold War in Latin America
- Courting Dictators
- Cleaning House
- The Nixon Trip
- 6. Making Friends
- Social Science, Ideology, and Foreign Policy
- The Alliance for Progress
- Forming the Alliance
- Requiem for Failed Expectations
- Holding the Line: Dictators as Friends
- 7. Crushing Enemies
- Intervention in Guatemala
- Cuba, Castro, and the Bay of Pigs
- The Dominican Invasion
- Chile: Allende Overthrown
- The Seizure of Grenada
- Central America: The Contra War
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
- On U.S. Interventions
- 8. Latin America: Fighting The Cold War
- Option 1: The Socialist Path
- Parties and Elections
- Guerrilla Movements
- Revolutionary States
- Option 2: The Anticommunist Crusade
- Deliverance for Dictatorship
- National Security Doctrines
- Human Rights and the United States
- Option 3: Seeking a Third Way
- A New International Economic Order?
- Nonalignment and Foreign Policy
- From Contadora to Esquipulas
- Legacies of War
- 9. Hegemony and Geoeconomics
- Aftermath of the Cold War
- Rearrangements of Power
- Hegemony by Default?
- Toward a New Economic Agenda
- The Washington Consensus
- North American Free Trade
- From NAFTA to FTAA?
- Summitry and Setbacks
- Geoeconomics: The Rules of the Game
- 10. Latin America: Playing the Geoeconomic Game
- Narrowing Options
- Twilight of Revolution?
- Forms of Economic Integration
- Model 1: Trading Around
- Model 2: Joining with the North
- Model 3: Subregional Integration
- Model 4: Hubs and Spokes
- The Outside World
- The European Campaign
- The Asia Card
- The Problem of Asymmetrical Significance
- Legacies of Neoliberal Reform
- Protest and Resistance
- Policy Debates
- 11. Post 9/11: The War on Terror
- Unleashing War
- Concurrent Developments
- Obama's Wars
- Exiting Iraq
- Afghanistan
- War on Terror: The Rules of the Game
- Two-Level Games
- George Bush and Latin America
- Regime Change and Democracy
- Obama and Latin America
- Cuba (Again)
- Coup in Honduras
- 12. Latin America: Seizing Opportunities
- The Political Context
- The New Left
- The Burial of FTAA
- Latin America Divided
- Mexico: Fox and Calderon
- Brazil: Lula and Dilma
- Venezuela: The One and Only Hugo
- The Rest of the World
- Europe
- Japan
- China
- Iran?
- Economic Growth and Change
- Pulling Away from the United States?
- The Benefits of Inattention
- 13. Immigration Issues
- Immigration in Perspective
- Trends in U.S. Policy
- Focus on Mexico
- Immigration and National Security
- The Fox Initiative
- Immigration under Obama
- Donald Trump and the Wall
- 14. Drug Trafficking, Drug Wars
- Production and Supply
- Sources of Supply
- Dimensions of Demand
- Policies and Wars
- The Clinton Years
- The Bush Era
- Obama: Rhetoric or Reality?
- The Trump Era
- Crisis in Mexico
- Retrospect: Impacts on Latin America
- Prospect: Debates over Policy
- 15. Tales of Two Presidents
- Institutions and Incentives
- Donald J. Trump: The Rise to Power
- A Presidential Worldview
- Truth or Consequences
- The Politics of Fear
- Closing the Border
- Poor Mexico: So Close to the United States
- Moving Up (Maybe)
- "Love and Peace" for the United States
- Around the Americas
- The Virus Arrives
- Final Reflections
- 16. An Election of Consequence
- Enter Joe Biden
- The Campaign
- The Election
- Election Results
- A Day of Infamy
- Developments in Mexico
- Deliverance
- Postscript: Notes on Presidential Succession
- American Variations
- A Guide to Further Reading.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Smith, Peter H, Talons of the eagle
- ISBN:
- 9780190854843
- 0190854847
- OCLC:
- 1236899397
- Publisher Number:
- 99991092705
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