The Third Century

U.S.Latin American Relations since 1889

By (author) Mark T. Gilderhus, David C. LaFevor, Michael J. LaRosa

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Publication date:

05 January 2017

Length of book:

336 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442257177

This text focuses on U.S. relations with Latin America from the advent of the New Diplomacy late in the nineteenth century to the present. Providing a balanced perspective, it presents both the United States’ view that the Western Hemisphere needed to unite under a common democratic, capitalistic society and the Latin American countries’ response to U.S. attempts to impose these goals on its southern neighbors. The authors examine the reciprocal interactions between the two regions, each with distinctive purposes, outlooks, interests, and cultures. They also place U.S.–Latin American relations within the larger global political and economic context.

Acknowledgments
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction to the First Edition

Chapter 1: Expansion, Empire, and Intervention, 1889–1913
Chapter 2: Revolution, War, and Expansion, 1913–1929
Chapter 3: Depression, War, and the Good Neighbor, 1929–1945
Chapter 4: Cold War, Dependency, and Change, 1945–1959
Photo Essay
Chapter 5: Castro, Cuba, and Containment, 1959–1979
Chapter 6: Cuba, the United States, and the World: From Mariel to Obama
Chapter 7: The Limits of Hegemony? 1979–c.1990
Chapter 8: NAFTA to Now in Three Keys: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture

Conclusion
Selected Bibliography

This superbly updated edition of the late Mark Gilderhus’s acclaimed The Second Century retains the skillfully explained essence and nuances of U.S.–Latin American relations since 1889, while incorporating significant new material and interpretations. The discussion of cultural dynamics, the environment, and immigration in inter-American relations as well as reminders about the legacy of older problems (for example, U.S.–Cuban relations) provide a nice balance and make the volume valuable for both undergraduate and graduate students.