The United States and Latin America after the Cold War

The United States and Latin America after the Cold War looks at the almost quarter-century of relations between the United States and Latin America since the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. An academic and recent high-level US policymaker, Crandall argues that any lasting analysis must be viewed through a fresh framework that allows for the often unexpected episodes and outcomes in US-Latin American relations. Crandall's book examines the policies of three post–Cold War presidential administrations (Bush Sr., Clinton, and Bush Jr.) through the prism of three critical areas: democracy, economics, and security. Crandall then introduces several case studies of US policy in Latin America, such as Cuba, Brazil, interventions in Haiti, Colombia, Hugo Chavez's Venezuela, Mexico, and Argentina's financial meltdown.

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'… a well-rounded work that addresses some of the most important elements of current US policy towards Latin America … Students of US–Latin American relations, as well as policy makers in Washington, will greatly appreciate this work.' Political Studies Review

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Product details

• Date Published: November 2008
• format: Hardback
• isbn: 9780521889469
• length: 276 pages

• dimensions: 242 x 160 x 18 mm
• weight: 0.52kg
• contains: 16 b/w illus. 1 map
• availability: Available