1st Edition

The VenezuelaGuyana Border Dispute Britain's Colonial Legacy In Latin America

349 Pages
by Routledge

349 Pages
by Routledge

349 Pages
by Routledge

The expiration in 1982 of the Protocol of Port-of-Spain reheated a border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that had been frozen since 1970, Almost at once, Venezuelan ultranationalists asserted the need to recover by force the Essequibo region of Guyana--two-thirds of that country--which Venezuela had long claimed. While rejecting force as a solution, the Venezuelan government has indicated... Read more
Westview Replica Editions -- Territorial Nationalism and International Conflict -- Territorial Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean -- The Venezuela-Guyana Boundary Dispute: The Actors -- The Stake: The Essequibo -- History of the Dispute1 -- The Dispute: Legal Aspects -- Cooperation and Conflict: First Period, 1962-19661 -- Cooperation and Conflict: Second Period, 1966-1970 -- Maneuvering for Strength: Policies in the Interim -- A New Phase: The Reopening of the Dispute -- And Now ... Solutions -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D

Biography

Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner