Anti-Imperialism and International Competition in Central America, 1920-1929 (America in the Modern World)

Using archival material from Costa Rica, Mexico, Spain and the United States, this book asserts that US meddling in the internal affairs of Central America stemmed from Washington's assumption that regional political turbulence threatened the operation of the Panama Canal.

Summary

Using archival material from Costa Rica, Mexico, Spain and the United States, this book asserts that US meddling in the internal affairs of Central America stemmed from Washington's assumption that regional political turbulence threatened the operation of the Panama Canal.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Salisbury, Richard V Salisbury, Richard V. Salisbury, Salisbury Richard V.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.1997
• EAN: 9780842023047
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-2304-7
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Series: America in the Modern World; America in the Modern World
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, International Relations, International business, United States of America, USA, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Central America, Mexico and Central America