Leaders, leadership, and U.S. policy in Latin America. (2019)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Leaders, leadership, and U.S. policy in Latin America. (2019)
- Main Title:
- Leaders, leadership, and U.S. policy in Latin America
- Further Information:
- Note: Michael J. Kryzanek.
- Authors:
- Kryzanek, Michael J
- Contents:
- 1. Leaders and leadership types in Latin American history. The conquistadors and the viceroys ; The liberators ; The caudillos ; Reformers and modernizers ; The authoritarians ; The democrats ; The revolutionaries ; Building on the past -- 2. Latin American leadership and U.S. policy: the pursuit of interests. Protecting our "soft underbelly" ; Expanding our economic horizons ; Keeping "good" leaders in power ; Working to destabilize "bad" leaders ; The more things change... -- 3. Military leadership in an era of democracy. The Latin American military: transformation or holding action ; The reluctant military managers ; American Presidents and the new military managers ; George Bush and the Latin American military in the 1990s -- 4. The politics of civilian leadership. Democratic power-sharing ; Democratic populism ; Democratic caudilloism ; U.S. policy and civilian presidents -- 5. The changing face of revolutionary leadership. The limits of charisma ; The demise of the revolutionary model ; The subtle effects of time ; Coping with counterrevolution and destabilization ; Dealing with revolutionaries: the U.S. approach -- 6. Latin American leaders: dealing with drugs. The problem of money ; The problem of institutional weakness ; The problem of fear ; The problem of the United States -- 7. Latin American leaders: dealing with debt and development. Debt forgiveness and debt survival ; Defining development in the 1990s -- 8. Latin American leaders: dealing with intervention.1. Leaders and leadership types in Latin American history. The conquistadors and the viceroys ; The liberators ; The caudillos ; Reformers and modernizers ; The authoritarians ; The democrats ; The revolutionaries ; Building on the past -- 2. Latin American leadership and U.S. policy: the pursuit of interests. Protecting our "soft underbelly" ; Expanding our economic horizons ; Keeping "good" leaders in power ; Working to destabilize "bad" leaders ; The more things change... -- 3. Military leadership in an era of democracy. The Latin American military: transformation or holding action ; The reluctant military managers ; American Presidents and the new military managers ; George Bush and the Latin American military in the 1990s -- 4. The politics of civilian leadership. Democratic power-sharing ; Democratic populism ; Democratic caudilloism ; U.S. policy and civilian presidents -- 5. The changing face of revolutionary leadership. The limits of charisma ; The demise of the revolutionary model ; The subtle effects of time ; Coping with counterrevolution and destabilization ; Dealing with revolutionaries: the U.S. approach -- 6. Latin American leaders: dealing with drugs. The problem of money ; The problem of institutional weakness ; The problem of fear ; The problem of the United States -- 7. Latin American leaders: dealing with debt and development. Debt forgiveness and debt survival ; Defining development in the 1990s -- 8. Latin American leaders: dealing with intervention. Castro: the ironies of resisting intervention ; Noriega and Endara: paying the price of intervention ; Ortega and Chamorro: role-playing and intervention ; Alfredo Cristiani and company: coping with intervention ; Barco and Gaviria: cooperation and intervention ; Carlos Andres Perez: dependency and intervention ; Final observations -- 9. Evaluating Latin American leaders: achieving success, avoiding failure. Recognizing the dangers of reform ; Creating confidence and normality ; Making government work ; Creating a favorable image ; The "good" political leader -- 10. Leaders and the future of U.S.-Latin American relations. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 327.7308
Political leadership -- Latin America -- History -- 20th century
Political leadership -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Diplomatic relations
Political leadership
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
Latin America -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- Latin America
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-1993
Latin America
United States
Electronic books
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780429044564
0429044569
0429702302
9780429702303
9780429722318
0429722311
9780429742323
0429742320 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780367014704
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note: Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 25, 2019). - Access Rights:
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