Intimate Ties, Bitter Struggles

by McPherson, Alan

• ISBN13: 9781574888768
• ISBN10: 1574888765
• Format: Paperback
• 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	p. ix
Series Editor's Note	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: Unequal Interdependence	p. 1
Chills: Cold War, Dictatorship, and Rising Expectations, 1945-58	p. 17
Blowbacks: Anti-U.S. Sentiment, Socialism, and U.S. Gunboats, 1959-69	p. 45
Dirty Wars: Industrialization, Human Rights, and the Violence of Poverty, 1970-80	p. 69
Wreckages: Proxy Wars, Debt, and Defiant Strongmen, 1981-90	p. 89
Transnationalisms: Neoliberalism, Drugs, and Latina America, 1991-2005	p. 111
Conclusion: Food for Thought	p. 141
Appendix of Documents
Spruille Braden and the State Department: The Blue Book on Argentina, 1946	p. 147
Roy R. Rubottom Jr.: Communism in the Americas, 1958	p. 148
Juscelino Kubitschek: Operation Pan-America, 1958	p. 149
John F. Kennedy: Announcing the Alliance for Progress, 1961	p. 150
Alberto Lleras: Report on the Alliance for Progress, 1963	p. 152
Thomas Mann: Against an Invasion of Cuba, 1961	p. 153
John F. Kennedy and Advisors: Discussing Options Against Missiles in Cuba, October 16, 1962	p. 154
Fidel Castro to Nikita Khrushchev: Warning of a U.S. Invasion, October 26, 1962	p. 156
Nikita Khrushchev to Fidel Castro: Remaining Calm Against U.S. Aggression, October 28, 1962	p. 157
Senator William Fulbright: Criticizing the U.S. Intervention in the Dominican Crisis, 1965	p. 158
Henry Kissinger and Cesar Augusto Guzzetti: Advising the Argentine Military on Dealing With Dissent, 1976	p. 159
Nelson Rockefeller: Reporting on the Americas, 1969	p. 161
Jimmy Carter: Loosening Tensions With Cuba, 1977	p. 162
Gustavo Guiterrez: Liberation Theology, 1971	p. 163
Daniel Ortega: The Sandinistas' Relationship With the United States, Interview, 1997	p. 165
John Negroponte: Soviet Intervention in Central America, Interview, 1997	p. 166
The Santa Fe Commission: Renewing the Cold War in Latin America, 1980	p. 167
CIA: Secret Cable on a Guatemalan Massacre, 1981	p. 168
Iran-Contra Report: Findings, Indictments, and Pardons, 1993	p. 169
Clinton White House: Answering Critics of NAFTA, 1993	p. 171
Rigoberta Menchu: Indigenous Activism and Guatemala, Interview, 1992	p. 172
Foreign Ministers of the Americas: Diversity and Civil Society in the FTAA, 2003	p. 174
Jean-Bertrand Aristide: Democracy, Poverty, and Women's Activism, 1996	p. 176
Notes	p. 179
Index	p. 197
About the Author	p. 208
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