U.S. and Latin American relations /

Weeks, Gregory Bart.

U.S. and Latin American relations / United States and Latin American relations Gregory B. Weeks. - 2nd ed. - Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley/Blackwell, 2015. - viii, 333 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-326) and index.

The theoretical context of U.S.-Latin American relations -- The roots of U.S. and Latin American relations -- The rise of U.S. hegemony -- The era of intervention and the good neighbor -- The early Cold War period -- The Cuban Revolution -- The Communist threat and U.S. intervention -- Free trade and neoliberal reform -- Challenges to U.S. hegemony -- Latin American immigration and U.S. policy -- Human rights and democracy -- Drug trafficking and terrorism.

Featuring numerous updates and revisions, U.S. and Latin American Relations, 2nd Edition offers in-depth theoretical and historical analyses to explore the complex dynamic between the United States and the countries that comprise Latin America. Presents a theoretical framework that allows readers to view U

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Latin America--Relations--United States.
United States--Relations--Latin America.
América Latina--Relaciones--Estados Unidos.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones--América Latina.

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