Capturing the revolution the United States, Central America, and Nicaragua, 1961-1972
Title:
Capturing the revolution the United States, Central America, and Nicaragua, 1961-1972
Author:
Gambone, Michael D., 1963-
ISBN:
9780313015458
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 274 p.)
Contents:
Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; Part I: The Revolution Arrives, 1961-1963; 1 Revolution and Democracy in Latin America; 2 The Challenge of Guerrilla War; 3 The Economic Revolution in Central America; Part II: The Revolution Contained, 1963-1968; 4 Revolution and Lyndon Johnson; 5 Influence and Internal Security at Mid-Decade; 6 Recapturing Economic Reform; Part III: The System Crumbles, 1969-1972; 7 Nixon Doctrine and Latin America; 8 The New Balance of Military Power; 9 The Approaching Economic Crisis; 10 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C.
Abstract:
At the start of the 1960s, revolution in the "Third World" challenged the established order, as discontent with the status quo fueled attempts to revoke colonialism and the strangleholds on power maintained by entrenched local oligarchies. This book examines the causes of revolution in Latin America in the sixties and the various responses crafted to stop it, in particular, the Alliance for Progress, a program which represented the best products of American developmental and counterinsurgency theory. Equally important, however, is an examination of the independent policies implemented by Latin American elites, policies often in direct opposition to those pursued by the U.S.
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