"A wide-ranging set of studies by a recognized academic expert on
Latin America who has an unusual understanding of the policy
process, based on many years at an influential Washington think
tank. It combines sophisticated and critical use of social science
theory with a thorough knowledge of specifics. Ideal for use in
advanced undergraduate and graduate classes."
--Paul e. Sigmund, Princeton University, author of "Liberation
Theology at the Crossroads" and "Multinationals in Latin America"
"Professor Wiarda's accumulated corpus of comment on the past
decade of U.S.-Latin relations is a treasure, blessed with uncanny
insight and a sense for the jugular vein of policy. He is at the
top of the heap among this country's experts in his understanding
of what the Western Hemisphere is all about."
--Williams d. Rogers, Former Assistant, Secretary of State for
Inter-American Affairs
This thoughtful, controversial book, by one of the country's
leading Latin America scholars, examines the fundamental tenets and
ideologies behind America's policy towards Latin America over the
course of the last three administrations.
Howard Wiarda, who has served as a consultant for the State
Department, the Department of the Army, the National Security
Council, the Kissinger Commission, and the White House, is ideally
situated to provide an insider account of policy decisions and
process during the Reagan-Bush era. The combination of Wiarda's
academic background and his hands-on knowledge of Washington
practices and processes results in a volume that is extremely
readable and will serve as a vital link between the scholarly and
policymaking communities. Wiarda supplements his incisive
analysison the role of the military in Latin America, shifting U.S.
strategic policy, democracy and human rights, and the problems
presented by dictators in decline with illuminating case studies of
Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, South America, and the Caribbean.
The result is a book that will be of interest to both scholars
and students of American foreign policy and Latin American studies,
as well as policymakers and analysts.
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