Intimate Ties, Bitter Struggles

by McPherson, Alan

• ISBN13: 9781574888751
• ISBN10: 1574888757
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

Over the last sixty years, the relationship between the United States and Latin America has been marred by ideological conflict, imbalances of power, and economic disparity. The U.S.-sponsored coup in Guatemala, the near lynching of Vice President Richard Nixon in Venezuela, and the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion are a few reminders of the sometimes dramatic confrontations between North and South. Yet this relationship has also been characterized by accelerating economic and cultural interdependence that is significantly altering the old paradigm of U.S. hegemony and Latin American resistance. Alan McPherson uses multinational sources to survey and analyze the history of this relationship. Intimate Ties, Bitter Strugglesreflects the most up-to-date research on state-to-state interactions and recognizes the influence of culture and non-state actors on international relations. Major topics include the debate over economic dependency, the U.S. response to revolutions in Latin America during the Cold War, military interventions and covert operations, human rights, migration, the North American Free Trade Agreement and economic integration, the Iran-Contra affair, the war on drugs, and Latinos in the United States. The author's concise narrative and selection of primary'source documents offer an ideal introduction to U.S.'Latin American relations for students and for anyone with an interest in understanding the dynamic interplay between these hemispheric neighbors.

Author Biography

Alan McPherson is an associate professor of history at Howard University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Series Editor's Note	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction: Unequal Interdependence	1	(16)
Chills: Cold War, Dictatorship, and Rising Expectations, 1945--58	17	(28)
Blowbacks: Anti-U.S. Sentiment, Socialism, and U.S. Gunboats, 1959--69	45	(24)
Dirty Wars: Industrialization, Human Rights, and the Violence of Poverty, 1970--80	69	(20)
Wreckages: Proxy Wars, Debt, and Defiant Strongmen, 1981--90	89	(22)
Transnationalisms: Neoliberalism, Drugs, and Latina America, 1991--2005	111	(30)
Conclusion: Food for Thought	141	(38)
Appendix of Documents
Spruille Braden and the State Department: The Blue Book on Argentina, 1946	147	(1)
Roy R. Rubottom Jr.: Communism in the Americas, 1958	148	(1)
Juscelino Kubitschek: Operation Pan-America, 1958	149	(1)
John F. Kennedy: Announcing the Alliance for Progress, 1961	150	(2)
Alberto Lleras: Report on the Alliance for Progress, 1963	152	(1)
Thomas Mann: Against an Invasion of Cuba, 1961	153	(1)
John F. Kennedy and Advisors: Discussing Options Against Missiles in Cuba, October 16, 1962	154	(2)
Fidel Castro to Nikita Khrushchev: Warning of a U.S. Invasion, October 26, 1962	156	(1)
Nikita Khrushchev to Fidel Castro: Remaining Calm Against U.S. Aggression, October 28, 1962	157	(1)
Senator William Fulbright: Criticizing the U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Crisis, 1965	158	(1)
Henry Kissinger and Cesar Augusto Guzzetti: Advising the Argentine Military on Dealing With Dissent, 1976	159	(2)
Nelson Rockefeller: Reporting on the Americas, 1969	161	(1)
Jimmy Carter: Loosening Tensions With Cuba, 1977	162	(1)
Gustavo Gutierrez: Liberation Theology, 1971	163	(2)
Daniel Ortega: The Sandinistas' Relationship With the United States, Interview, 1997	165	(1)
John Negroponte: Soviet Intervention in Central America, Interview, 1997	166	(1)
The Santa Fe Commission: Renewing the Cold War in Latin America, 1980	167	(1)
CIA: Secret Cable on a Guatemalan Massacre, 1981	168	(1)
Iran-Contra Report: Findings, Indictments, and Pardons, 1993	169	(2)
Clinton White House: Answering Critics of NAFTA, 1993	171	(1)
Rigoberta Menchu: Indigenous Activism and Guatemala, Interview, 1992	172	(2)
Foreign Ministers of the Americas: Diversity and Civil Society in the FTAA, 2003	174	(2)
Jean-Bertrand Aristide: Democracy, Poverty, and Women's Activism, 1996	176	(3)
Notes	179	(18)
Index	197	(11)
About the Author	208