Description
"'Our Hemisphere'? is a balanced and nuanced portrayal of the history of U.S.-Latin American relations. The attention given to more recent episodes on immigration, the drug war and U.S. policy toward Cuba and Venezuela, is especially welcome."-Allen Wells, author of Tropical Zion: General Trujillo, FDR and the Jews of Sosua
"Our Hemisphere"? uncovers the range, depth, and veracity of the United States' relationship with the Americas. Using short historical vignettes, Britta and Russell Crandall chart the course of inter-American relations from 1776 to the present, highlighting the roles that individuals and groups of soldiers, intellectuals, private citizens, and politicians have had in shaping U.S. policy toward Latin America in the postcolonial, Cold War, and post-Cold War eras. The United States is usually and correctly seen as pursuing a monolithic, hegemonic agenda in Latin America, wielding political, economic, and military muscle to force Latin American countries to do its bidding, but the Crandalls reveal unexpected yet salient regional interactions where Latin Americans have exercised their own power with their northern and very powerful neighbor. Moreover, they show that Washington's relationship with the region has relied, in addition to the usual heavy-handedness, on cooperation and mutual respect since the beginning of the relationship.
About the Author
Britta and Russell Crandall are professors of international politics and American foreign policy at Davidson College and have been teaching US-Latin American relations to undergraduates and graduate students over the past two decades.
Reviews
"Ideal for undergraduate courses, "Our Hemisphere"? is a balanced and nuanced portrayal of the history of U.S.-Latin American relations. The attention given to more recent episodes on immigration, the drug war and U.S. policy toward Cuba and Venezuela is especially welcome."-Allen Wells, author of Tropical Zion: General Trujillo, FDR and the Jews of Sosua
"Britta and Russell Crandall's deeply researched and engaging book illuminates the complexities in US-Latin American relations that are too often overlooked. 'Our Hemisphere'? is a magisterial and insightful account that should provoke rethinking of inter-American relations."-Michael Shifter, president, Inter-American Dialogue
Book Information
ISBN 9780300248104
Author Britta H. Crandall
Format Paperback
Page Count 504
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press