Empire and Dissent : The United States and Latin America /

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Since the early nineteenth century, the United States has repeatedly intervened in the affairs of Latin American nations to pursue its own interests and to "protect" those countries from other imperial powers or from internal "threats." The resentment and opposition generated by...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cieza, Daniel A. (Contribuidor), Ellner, Steve (Contribuidor), Evans Dowd, Gregory (Contribuidor), Harvey, Neil (Contribuidor), Joseph, Gilbert M. (Editor ), Knight, Alan (Contribuidor), Marichal, Carlos (Contribuidor), Oldfield, John Richard (Contribuidor), Rivera Cusicanqui, Silvia (Contribuidor), Rosen, Fred (Contribuidor, Editor ), Rosenberg, Emily S. (Editor ), Rubin, Jeffrey W. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, [2008]
Colección:American encounters/global interactions : 39
Temas:
Imperialism > History.
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Reader's Guide
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Empire in the Americas: Historical Reflections
  • 1. U.S. Imperialism/Hegemony and Latin American Resistance
  • 2. "We Are Heirs-apparent to the Romans": Imperial Myths and Indigenous Status
  • 3. Slavery, Abolition, and Empire
  • 4. The Finances of Hegemony in Latin America: Debt Negotiations and the Role of the U.S. Government, 1945-2005
  • Part II. Empire and Resistance in the Twenty-first Century
  • 5. Beyond Hegemony: Zapatismo, Empire, and Dissent
  • 6. Colonialism and Ethnic Resistance in Bolivia: A View from the Coca Markets
  • 7. High Stakes in Brazil: Can Democracy Take on Empire?
  • 8. From Menem to Kirchner: National Autonomy and Social Movements in Argentina
  • 9. The Hugo Chávez Phenomenon: Anti-imperialism from Above or Radical Democracy from Below?
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index

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