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U.S. Presidents and Latin American Interventions: Pursuing Regime Change in the Cold War
Michael Grow
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Hardcover. From Eisenhower's toppling of Arbenz in Guatemala in 1954 to Bush's overthrow of Noriega in Panama in 1989, this title casts an eye on eight major cases of US intervention in the Western Hemisphere, offering interpretations of why they occurred and what they signified. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Lyndon Johnson invaded the Dominican Republic. Richard Nixon sponsored a coup attempt in Chile. Ronald Reagan waged covert warfare in Nicaragua. Nearly a dozen times during the Cold War, American presidents turned their attention from standoffs with the Soviet Union to intervene in Latin American affairs. In each instance, it was declared that the security of the United States was at stake - but, as Michael Grow demonstrates, these actions had more to do with flexing presidential muscle than responding to imminent danger.From Eisenhower's toppling of Arbenz in Guatemala in 1954 to Bush's overthrow of Noriega in Panama in 1989, ... Read more
Lyndon Johnson invaded the Dominican Republic. Richard Nixon sponsored a coup attempt in Chile. Ronald Reagan waged covert warfare in Nicaragua. Nearly a dozen times during the Cold War, American presidents turned their attention from standoffs with the Soviet Union to intervene in Latin American affairs. In each instance, it was declared that the security of the United States was at stake - but, as Michael Grow demonstrates, these actions had more to do with flexing presidential muscle than responding to imminent danger.From Eisenhower's toppling of Arbenz in Guatemala in 1954 to Bush's overthrow of Noriega in Panama in 1989, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615865
SKU
V9780700615865
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About Michael Grow
Michael Grow is associate professor emeritus of history at Ohio University and the author of The Good Neighbor Policy and Authoritarianism in Paraguay: United States Economic Expansion and Great-Power Rivalry in Latin America during World War II.
Reviews for U.S. Presidents and Latin American Interventions: Pursuing Regime Change in the Cold War
A stunning account that defines for our lifetime the meaning of the term 'hegemony', with a graceful, inviting style that foregoes the strident tone of much of the literature on intervention.... Should be at the top of Washington's reading list. Lars Schoultz, author of Beneath the United States: A History of U.S. Policy toward Latin America ""An important addition to ... Read more