U.s. Policy Toward Latin America : From Regionalism To Globalism

Recent U.S. military involvement in Central America has sparked heated debate over U.S. policy in the region. To informed observers of U.S.-Latin American relations, however, Washington's actions reflect U.S. regional and global objectives that have evolved in the course of 150 years of U.S. involvement in Latin America. This text provides students Pt. 1: Region-specific Approaches: The Western Himisphere Idea -- The Sphere Of Influence -- The Sphere Of Influence In The Cold War -- Regional Economic Influence -- Pt. 2: Global Perspectives: Dependency -- The Democaratic Mission And Human Rights -- The Strategic Perspective -- Reagan's Policy -- Pt. 3: An Alternative Perspective: The Noninterventionalist Critique. Harold Molineu. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 235-236. Dr. Molineu addresses the region in terms of dependency theory and the North-South conflict and in terms of the ideological issues of the cold war, the latter illustrated by the cases of the Cuban missile crisis, the overthrow of the Allende government in Chile, and the Reagan administration's posture toward Nicaragua.