The United States in Latin America

by Shavit, David

• ISBN13: 9780313275951
• ISBN10: 0313275955
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-07-01
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

Covering the period from the seventeenth century, when trade between the United States and Latin America began, to the present, this historical dictionary provides information on the people, organizations, institutions, and events associated with the United States' presence in Latin America. Entries on people include those who visited and lived in Latin America, including sea captains and merchants, explorers, filibusters and adventurers, military officers, missionaries, government officials, businessmen, anthropologists and scientists, diplomats, and writers. Entries on organizations include business firms, missions, colleges, and naval and military bases. The volume includes some 1,200 entries, arranged alphabetically. Additional features include a short chronology and an appendix listing of chiefs of United States diplomatic missions. Access to the material is provided by an appendix listing of subjects by occupation and a full subject index. Sources of additional information are given both at the end of entries and in a bibliographical essay.

Author Biography

DAVID SHAVIT is Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Studies at Northern Illinois University.

Table of Contents

Preface

Place Names

Chronology

Introduction

The Dictionary

Chiefs of American Diplomatic Missions in Latin America, 1823-1990

List of Individuals by Profession and Occupation

Bibliographical Essay

Index