Containing Latin America by Mark T. Berger - 9781041165040

Containing Latin AmericaFrom the Long Cold War to the Global Cold War in the Americas, 19101991\nAuthor(s): Mark T. Berger\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041165040, 978-1041165040\nSynopsis\nContaining Latin America provides a fresh interpretive history of the making and remaking of Latin America and the United States from the Long Cold War to the Global Cold War [tel], exploring how geopolitics created enduring patterns in inter-American relations.\n\nBerger argues that while each Latin American nation-state followed diverse historical trajectoriescontrasting Mexico, Colombia, and Argentinathese differences unfolded within broader Cold War frameworks that shaped the entire hemisphere. Central to this analysis is an examination of how the state was understood during this period as a contested historical institution that provided the major arena for national and international politics, consistently determining w.