A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and th... - 9781118953990

A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean\n\nAlan McPherson (Author)\n\n9781118953990, Wiley\n\nHardback, published 15 March 2016\n\n240 pages\n22.4 x 14.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.381 kg\n\n\""Alan McPherson has written a clear, succinct, and engaging account of the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is a synthesis aimed at classroom use, and will work admirably in that regard.... McPherson has produced a worthy and accessible addition to the available textbooks on U.S.-Latin American relations.\""\n\u2014Gregory Weeks, The Latin Americanist, Vol. 61, No. 2\n\nA Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean presents a concise account of the full sweep of U.S. military invasions and interventions in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from 1800 up to the present day.\n--Engages in debates about the economic, military, political, and cultural motives that shaped U.S. interventions in Cuba, Nicaragu]