The Panama Canal in American Politics : Domestic Advocacy and the Evolution of Policy

Frontmatter Acknowledgments (page vii) Introduction (page 3) Part One: THE HERITAGE 1. The Internationalist Vision and the Panama Canal (page 19) 2. Theodore Roosevelt and the Heroes of Panama (page 38) 3. The "New Look" in U.S. Canal Policy (page 57) Part Two: THE "GREAT DEBATE" 4. Selling New Canal Treaties (page 83) 5. The New Right's Crusade (page 114) Part Three: THE ARGUMENTS 6. Interpretations of History (page 135) 7. Predicting the Future (page 157) 8. Public Opinion and the Senate Debate (page 187) Conclusion (page 209) Notes (page 221) Bibliography (page 263) Index (page 279)

Hogan analyzes the Panama Canal de­bate, one of the most emotionally charged issues to divide American opin­ion in this century.

 

Hogan first provides background for his detailed analysis of the historic debate between the Carter administration and the New Right. Preparing the reader for that confrontation and the senate debate that followed, he examines the heritage of political controversy surrounding the Panama Canal, particularly the impact of that controversy on the evolution of U.S. policy throughout the 20th century. He documents the canal’s mythic status in American politics-its transformation from a symbol of America’s rise to world leadership to a symbol, for many, of American colonialism and imperialism.

 

Hogan’s analysis covers the substance of the debate over Panama in both the mass media and in the senate. Without becoming an advocate for either side, he analyzes both the protreaty campaign by the Carter administration and the coun­terattack by the New Right.

Hogan analyzes the Panama Canal debate, one of the most emotionally charged issues to divide American opinion in this century. Hogan first provides background for his detailed analysis of the historic debate between the Carter administration and the New Right. Preparing the reader for that confrontation and the senate debate that followed, he examines the heritage of political controversy surrounding the Panama Canal, particularly the impact of that controversy on the evolution of U.S. policy throughout the 20th century. He documents the canals mythic status in American politicsits transformation from a symbol of Americas rise to world leadership to a symbol, for many, of American colonialism and imperialism. Hogans analysis covers the substance of the debate over Panama in both the mass media and in the senate. Without becoming an advocate for either side, he analyzes both the protreaty campaign by the Carter administration and the counterattack by the New Right.