1st Edition

The Ordeal Of Hegemony The United States And Latin America

By Guy Poitras Copyright 1991
    214 Pages
    by Routledge

    224 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book describes the relations between international relations theory and the realities of U.S.-Latin American relations. It attempts a reappraisal of U.S. power in Latin America, a risky venture in times of indeterminate change and divergent thinking.

    Preface -- The U.S. Century in the Western Hemisphere -- U.S. Power in Latin America -- Farewell to Hegemony -- Participation Crisis in Central America -- The Containment of Central America -- Security -- Economics and Debt -- Hegemony and Intervention -- Beyond Hegemony

    Biography

    Guy Poitras