Eisenhower and Latin America: The Foreign Policy of Anticommunism
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Book Overview
Stephen Rabe's timely book examines President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Latin American policy and assesses the president's actions in light of recent "Eisenhower revisionism."
During his first term, Eisenhower paid little attention to Latin America but his objective there was clear: to prevent communism from gaining a foothold. The Eisenhower administration was prepared to cooperate with authoritarian military regimes, but not to fund developmental...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807842044
ISBN13:9780807842041
Release Date:April 1988
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"
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Goes best with Bitter Fruit and Shattered Hope
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
An enjoyable read! This book is a must if you are interested in the 1954 CIA sponsored coup in Guatemala. Stephen Rabe rounds out the history from a clear U.S. Foreign Policy perspective, and adds depth to the history of this time. This book should be read along side Bitter Fruit and Shattered Hope for the most complete historical perspective.
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