The giant's rival : the USSR and Latin America / Cole Blasier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blasier, Cole, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Diplomatic relations.

Latin America--Relations--Soviet Union.

Latin America.

Soviet Union--Relations--Latin America.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 240 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Rev. edition.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1988.

Summary:

<em>The Giant's Rival</em> is an authoritative survey of Sovietrelations with Latin America. Blasier provides a concise account ofSoviet diplomatic, economic, and political-military involvement inthe region, focusing on the post-1970 period. This revised editionincludes chapters analyzing developments since 1983. Blasier viewsthe origins of the Sandinista revolution, and its relation tointernational Communism, and how the Nicaraguan government hasgrown dependent on Soviet oil, arms, and economic and politicalassistance. He also describes the growing relations between the NewJewel Movement in Grenada and Moscow before it was toppled by theU.S. invasion. Blasier explains how U.S. policies have affectedSoviet outcomes and makes proposals for protecting and advancingU.S. interests.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Preface

Preface to the First Edition

I The New Soviet Presence

II Building Diplomatic Networks: Political Relations

III The Stubborn Trade Deficit: Economic Relations

[Illustrations]

IV Many Roads to Power: Party Relations

V Cuba: Political Asset, Economic Liability

VI Central America: Coping with Radical Nationalists

VII The Strands of Soviet Policy

VIII Afterword on U.S. Policies

Appendix 1. A Note on Sources

Appendix 2. The Soviet Latin Americanists

Appendix 3. Soviet Magazines and Communist Broadcasts

Appendix 4. Eastern European Trade with Latin America

Notes

Index

Back Matter.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Bibliography: pages 221-229.

ISBN:

9780822974369

0822974363