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Imperial Power and Regional Trade : the Caribbean Basin Initiative.

The election of Ronald Reagan as President of the United States in November 1980 opened a new chapter in international relations; U.S. foreign policy shifted from an alliance-based, consensual approach to one based on a more overt use of its immense economic and, above all, military power. This poli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bakan, Abigail B.
Otros Autores: Cox, David, Leys, Colin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.
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Sumario:The election of Ronald Reagan as President of the United States in November 1980 opened a new chapter in international relations; U.S. foreign policy shifted from an alliance-based, consensual approach to one based on a more overt use of its immense economic and, above all, military power. This policy entailed some stark choices for the U.S.A.'s allies and neighbours and, above all, for the small countries of Central America and the Caribbean. This revealing book tells the story of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), through which the new assertion of U.S. hegemony in the region was expre.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (277 pages)
ISBN:9780889208865
0889208867