The United States And The Caribbean

by Maingot; Anthony P.

• ISBN13: 9780415950442
• ISBN10: 0415950449
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The United States and the Caribbean: Transforming Hegemony and Sovereignty provides the first comprehensive assessment of post-Cold War U.S.-Caribbean relations. Focusing on Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Trinidad-Tobego, the book looks at the political history of the region during the Cold War years, the region's current political economy, international security, and issues of migration and crime. Spanning the Caribbean's linguistic and cultural subregions--Spanish, French, English, and Dutch--the volume calls attention to the achievements, setbacks, and concerns that are common to the region.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	xv
The Special U.S.--Caribbean Relationship	1	(18)
An Historical Hegemonic Relationship
Globalization and the Modification of Hegemony and Sovereignty
The Caribbean during and at the End of the Cold War (1970s to 1980s)	19	(22)
Historical Antecedents of the Cold War
Regional Geopolitics and Local Perceptions of Threat
The End of the Cold War and the Changing Hegemonic Relationship	41	(22)
Paradigm Changes in the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago
Haiti: The U.S.' First Post-Cold War Intervention
Globalization and the Challenges to Intraregional Integration	63	(26)
Size and Vulnerability: Dilemmas of Tourism, Transportation, and Agriculture
Integrating Globally: Caribbean Export Processing Zones and Multinationals
Threats to Sovereignty	89	(30)
Small Players, Global Game: The Shifting Context of ``Secrecy Havens''
Smuggling: Guns and Drugs
Transnational Complexities in U.S.--Caribbean Relations	119	(24)
The Positive: Migration and the Rise of Binational Societies
The Negative: Violent Crime and Corruption Threatening Democracy and Sovereignty
Conclusion	143	(6)
Notes	149	(12)
Index	161