Neocolonialism American Style, 1960-2000

This is a study of American interventionism and influence over other nations in the late 20th century. The central question raised is whether the United States gains by its symbiotic relationship with authoritarian regimes, such as with Iran under the Shah, Nicaragua under Somoza, and the Philippines under Marcos. Today, while we often hear statements which imply that the U.S. has no national interest which is in conflict with the common good, the long self-searching that followed the Vietnam War should make us more aware of the complexity of American foreign policy and more skeptical of our leaders' enunciation of U.S. national interest. While presidents often make use of the notion of American altruism as a justification for policy (President Bush in Somalia and President Clinton in Haiti, for example), William Blanchard exposes and explores that myth and the conflicts inherent in modern American foreign policy.

List of contents

The Era of American Intervention
The American Relationship with Iran
Iran: The Rise of the Shah
Jimmy Carter and the Fall of the Shah
Nicaragua: The Rise of Somoza
Somoza and the Carter Presidency
Ronald Reagan and the Contras
Money Money Money
Losing Stature in the Philippines
The CIA and the NSC
The New World Order
Index

About the author

WILLIAM H. BLANCHARD, has held positions with the Rand Corporation and the Planning, Analysis, and Research Institute. He is the author of Aggression American Style (1978) and Rousseau and Revolt (1967) and Revolutionary Morality (1984).

Product details

• Authors: William H. Blanchard, Blanchard William H.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.08.1996
• EAN: 9780313300134
• ISBN: 978-0-313-30013-4
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, International Relations, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Central / national / federal government policies, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Central government policies, Politics, Law, and Government