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Close Encounters of Empire: Writing the Cultural History of U.S.-Latin American Relations

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Description for Close Encounters of Empire: Writing the Cultural History of U.S.-Latin American Relations Paperback. Essays that suggest new ways of understanding the role that US actors and agencies have played in Latin America. Editor(s): Joseph, Gilbert M.; LeGrand, Catherine C.; Salvatore, Ricardo Donato. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 592 pages, 25 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 42. Weight in Grams: 953.
New concerns with the intersections of culture and power, historical agency, and the complexity of social and political life are producing new questions about the United States’ involvement with Latin America. Turning away from political-economic models that see only domination and resistance, exploiters and victims, the contributors to this pathbreaking collection suggest alternate ways of understanding the role that U.S. actors and agencies have played in the region during the postcolonial period.

Exploring a variety of nineteenth- and twentieth-century encounters in Latin America, these theoretically engaged essays by distinguished U.S. and Latin American historians and anthropologists illuminate a wide range ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
American Encounters/Global Interactions
Condition
New
Weight
953g
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822320999
SKU
V9780822320999
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About Joseph
Gilbert M. Joseph is Farnam Professor of History and Director of Latin American and Iberian Studies at Yale University. Catherine C. LeGrand is Associate Professor of History at McGill University. Ricardo D. Salvatore is Professor of History at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires.

Reviews for Close Encounters of Empire: Writing the Cultural History of U.S.-Latin American Relations
“Close Encounters of Empire . . . breaks new ground in how we understand colonialism, power, nation, and historical agency. Rigorously and professionally edited, every chapter is tightly written, clearly argued, and well-researched. - David Sheinin, Canadian Journal of History “This is an extremely ambitious book and one that does not disappoint. . . . One of Close Encounters of ... Read more

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