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A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean

By Alan McPherson

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2016
ISBN
1118953991, 9781118953990
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2433514 bytes)
Series
Viewpoints / Puntos de Vista
Edition
1
Pages
240\243
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-10-02 23:46:26
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A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean presents a concise account of the full sweep of U.S. military invasions and interventions in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from 1800 up to the present day. Engages in debates about the economic, military, political, and cultural motives that shaped U.S. interventions in Cuba, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico, and elsewhere Deals with incidents that range from the taking of Florida to the Mexican War, the War of 1898, the Veracruz incident of 1914, the Bay of Pigs, and the 1989 invasion of Panama Features also the responses of Latin American countries to U.S. involvement Features unique coverage of 19th century interventions as well as 20th century incidents, and includes a series of helpful maps and illustrations

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