Blasier, Cole, 1925-

The giant's rival : the USSR and Latin America / Cole Blasier. - Rev. ed. - Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, c1987. - xx, 240 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - Pitt Latin American series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index.

The new Soviet presence -- Building diplomatic networks : political relations -- The stubborn trade deficit : economic relations -- Many roads to power : party relations -- Cuba : political asset, economic liability -- Central America : coping with radical nationalists -- The strands of Soviet policy -- Afterword on U.S. policies.

0822954001 (pbk.) 9780822954002 (pbk.) 0822935767 (hard) 9780822935766 (hard)

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Latin America--Relations--Soviet Union.
Soviet Union--Relations--Latin America.
Rusia--Relaciones (Generales) con Hispanoamâerica.
Rusia--Relaciones (Generales) con Cuba.
Cuba--Relaciones (Generales) con Rusia.
Amâerique latine--Relations--URSS.
URSS--Relations--Amâerique latine.

F1416.S65 / B57 1987

327.4708