America's backyard : the United States and Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to the War on Terror /: the United States and Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to the War on Terror. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Grace Livingstone.
• Authors: Livingstone, Grace
• Contents: Introduction -- The Monroe Doctrine to the Second World War -- The Cold War : the Guatemalan coup and the Cuban Revolution -- The Alliance for Progress -- The military governments of the 1970s -- Reagan and the Central American tragedy -- The end of the Cold War, 1989-2001 -- George W. Bush and the 'War on Terror' -- Why US drugs policy doesn't work -- Money, multinationals and misery -- Coca-Cola, cartoons and caricature -- Postscript -- Appendix A: US military interventions in Latin America in the twentieth century -- Appendix B: Latin American dictators who took training courses at the School of the Americas.
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (vii, 270 pages), illustrations, charts, maps
• Subjects: 327.8073; Political Science; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General; Diplomatic relations; Social conditions; Außenpolitik; Internationale Politik; Latin America -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Latin America; Latin America -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Latin America -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Latin America; United States; Amérique latine -- Etats-Unis -- 19e s -- 21e s. (début); USA; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848132153; 1848132158
• Related ISBNs: 9781848132139; 1848132131; 9781848132146; 184813214X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256) and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.