Chapter
Recognition of the New Nations
Nation Building and International Relations in Latin America
The Origins of the Monroe Doctrine
Chapter 3 The Rise of U.S. Hegemony
Central America and the Pursuit of a Canal
U.S. Investment and “Banana Republics”
The Evolution of Cuban “Independence”
The Importance of South America
Venezuela and the Olney Doctrine
Conflicting Visions of Pan-Americanism
Chapter 4 The Era of Intervention and the Good Neighbor
Debt and the Dominican Republic
Case Study in Dollar Diplomacy: Nicaragua
Dollar Diplomacy and Debt
Woodrow Wilson: More Continuity Than Change
Woodrow Wilson and Mexico
Wilson and Pan-Americanism
Cuba under the Platt Amendment
Chapter 5 The Early Cold War Period
The Effects of World War II
Latin American Militaries
Security in the Hemisphere
Reactions to Revolutions: Bolivia and Guatemala
The Invasion of Guatemala
Cuba after the Platt Amendment
The Nixon Trip and Its Consequences
The Political Economy of the Early Cold War
Chapter 6 The Cuban Revolution
The Development of the Cuban Revolution
Latin American View: The OAS
President John F. Kennedy and Cuba
The Alliance for Progress
The Struggle to Maintain Hegemony: 1960–1962
Power Politics: The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Administration of Lyndon Johnson
Latin American Militaries
Hegemony and Invasion: The Case of the Dominican Republic
Chapter 7 The Communist Threat and U.S. Intervention
Strategies for Fighting “Subversion”
The Nixon Administration and South America
The Spread of Military Governments in Latin America
Political Turmoil in Central America
Revolution and Response in Nicaragua
President Reagan and Central America
Latin American Opponents to the War
The Future of the Panama Canal
The End of the Cold War and the Bush Administration
Chapter 8 Free Trade and Neoliberal Reform
Crisis of the Import Substitution Industrialization Model
The Debt Crisis and Mexico
The Curious Case of Chile
Mexican Resistance: The Zapatistas
The Free Trade Area of the Americas and Latin American Reactions
Rejection of the Washington Consensus: Cuba
Rejection of the Washington Consensus: The Rise of Populism
Embrace of the Washington Consensus: The Case of Argentina
Political Economy in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter 9 Challenges to U.S. Hegemony
New Conceptions of Human Rights
Counter-Hegemony and Popular Culture
Chapter 10 Latin American Immigration and U.S. Policy
Immigration’s Supply and Demand
The “Demand” Side of Immigration
Latino Immigration and U.S. Politics
The Economic Impact of Immigration
Chapter 11 Human Rights and Democracy
Origins of Human Rights in International Law
A Human Rights Interregnum: President Jimmy Carter
The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations
Relations with Latin American Militaries
Latin American Responses to Cuba
The State of Democracy in Latin America
Chapter 12 Drug Trafficking and Terrorism
The Debate over Where Terrorism Exists
Producing Countries, Terrorism and Drugs: The Case of Colombia
Drugs and Political Violence in Bolivia and Peru
Transshipment Countries: The War on Drugs in Mexico and Central America
“Winning” the War on Narcoterrorism
Fighting Terrorism while Promoting Democracy
U.S. and Latin American Relations
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