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Rivalry and Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America
Christopher Darnton
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Paperback. coalition-building efforts. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Rivalry and Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America, Christopher Darnton's comparative study of the nature of conflict between Latin American states during the Cold War, provides a counterintuitive and shrewd explanation of why diplomacy does or doesn't work. Specifically, he develops a theory that shows how the "parochial interests" of state bureaucracies can overwhelm national leaders' foreign policy initiatives and complicate regional alliances. His thorough evaluation of several twentieth-century Latin American conflicts covers the gamut of diplomatic disputes from border clashes to economic provocations to regional power struggles. Darnton examines the domestic political and economic conditions that contribute either ... Read more
Rivalry and Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America, Christopher Darnton's comparative study of the nature of conflict between Latin American states during the Cold War, provides a counterintuitive and shrewd explanation of why diplomacy does or doesn't work. Specifically, he develops a theory that shows how the "parochial interests" of state bureaucracies can overwhelm national leaders' foreign policy initiatives and complicate regional alliances. His thorough evaluation of several twentieth-century Latin American conflicts covers the gamut of diplomatic disputes from border clashes to economic provocations to regional power struggles. Darnton examines the domestic political and economic conditions that contribute either ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
424 g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421413617
SKU
V9781421413617
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About Christopher Darnton
Christopher Darnton is an assistant professor of politics at the Catholic University of America.
Reviews for Rivalry and Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America
Political scientists will appreciate Darnton's well-aimed jibes at the major schools of international relations theory, and Latin America specialists will welcome his deft applications of cutting-edge theories to a region long underrepresented in political science scholarship.
Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs This qualitative study is a well-executed corrective to national security studies that overemphasize state and national interests, while devaluing ... Read more
Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs This qualitative study is a well-executed corrective to national security studies that overemphasize state and national interests, while devaluing ... Read more