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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Shifting the balance Shifting the balance Laurence Whitehead,Abraham F. Lowenthal,Theodore J. Piccone "Examines the successful and unsuccessful approaches to rapprochement between the United States and various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean after the first year of the Obama administrati… OL16926215W
The Obama administration and the Americas The Obama administration and the Americas Laurence Whitehead,Abraham F. Lowenthal,Theodore J. Piccone "Argues that the Obama administration should focus early and strategically on Latin America because of its impact on issues from energy, narcotics, and immigration to trade and jobs. Contributors emp… OL16985632W
United States policy in Latin America United States policy in Latin America John D. Martz "Companion volume to superb work edited by Martz (1988) which follows its excellent example. Thirteen prominent scholars offer important critique of US policy, exploring processes, key bilateral rela… OL18287661W
Talons of the eagle Talons of the eagle Peter H. Smith "In this 'personal statement' Smith interprets and synthesizes years of research and reflection on two centuries of inter-American relations. Emphasis on structure, continuity, and change; divides sy… OL1987639W
Cuba's revolutionary world Cuba's revolutionary world Brown, Jonathan C. On January 2, 1959, Fidel Castro, the rebel comandante who had just overthrown Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, addressed a crowd of jubilant supporters. Recalling the failed popular uprisings of pa… OL20050314W
America/Américas America/Américas Eldon Kenworthy "Complex, sweeping, provocative interpretation of negative US cultural perceptions of Latin America and their influence on regional actions; argues that opinions rooted in myth of US exceptionalism a… OL3486904W
Kennedy and Latin America Kennedy and Latin America Martin, Edwin M. "The author, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs under President Kennedy, provides extensive, authoritative, and readable insider's view of policies and events"--Handbook of Latin… OL3960866W