The Killing Zone; The United States Wages Cold War in Latin America
ISBN: 9780195333237 | 0195333233
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 4/4/2011
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This text will be a concise, interpretive history of U.S. policies in Latin America during the Cold War. This book would be written to the highest scholarly standards but would be accessible to upper-level college students and graduate students at universities. The goal is to write a sharp, bold analysis of U.S. activities in Latin America during the post-war period, a critical time in the history of the Cold War and in the history of inter-American relations. Due to the broad nature of the topic, this book can be used as a supplement in many c... MORE
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| The United States and Latin America: Cold War Chronology | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xxv |
| Roots of Cold War Interventions | p. 1 |
| The Kennan Corollary | p. 21 |
| Guatemala-The Mother of Interventions | p. 36 |
| War Against Cuba | p. 59 |
| No More Cubas-The Kennedy and Johnson Doctrines | p. 85 |
| Military Dictators-Cold War Allies | p.... MORE |
| Cold War Horrors-Central America | p. 144 |
| Aftermath | p. 175 |
| Notes | p. 197 |
| Recommendations For Further Reading and Research | p. 219 |
| Index | p. 231 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
Stephen G. Rabe is Professor of History at The University of Texas at Dallas. He is the author of several books, including John F. Kennedy: World Leader(2010), U.S. Intervention in British Guiana: A Cold War Story (2005), and The Most Dangerous Area in the World: John F. Kennedy Confronts Communist Revolution in Latin America (1999).
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