This history of relations between Ecuador and the United States is
a revealing case study of how a small, determined country has
exploited its marginal status when dealing with a global
superpower. Ranging from Ecuador's struggle for independence in the
1820s and 1830s to the present day, the book examines the
misunderstandings, tensions, and--from the U.S. perspective--often
unintended consequences that have sometimes arisen in relations
between the two countries.
Such interactions included U.S. efforts in Ecuador to stem
yellow fever, build railroads, and institute economic reforms. Many
of the two countries' exchanges in the twentieth century stemmed
from the global disruptions of World War II and the cold war. More
recently, Ecuadorian and U.S. interests have been in contest over
fishing rights, foreign development of Ecuadorian oil resources,
and Ecuador's emergence as a transit country in the drug trade.
Ronn Pineo looks at these and other issues within the context of
how the United States, usually preoccupied with other concerns, has
often disregarded Ecuador's internal race, class, and geographical
divisions when the two countries meet on the global stage. On the
whole, argues Pineo, the two countries have operated effectively as
"useful strangers" throughout their mutual history. Ecuador has
never been merely a passive recipient of U.S. policy or actions,
and factions within Ecuador, especially regional ones, have long
seen the United States as a potential ally in domestic political
disputes. The United States has influenced Ecuador, but often only
in ways Ecuadorians themselves want. This book is about the
dynamics of power in the relations between a very large if
distracted nation when dealing with a very small but determined
nation, an investigation that reveals a great deal about both.
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