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ontaining Latin America provides a fresh interpretive history of the Long Cold War in the Americas (1910-1990), examining how geopolitics shaped development and underdevelopment across Latin America during this crucial period.
This concise yet comprehensive analysis reveals how US hegemony and Cold War politics transformed nation-states throughout the region, exploring pivotal revolutionary movements in Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, and Peru alongside US interventions and policy initiatives like the Alliance for Progress. Through a unique dual focus on both the Long Cold War (1910-1990) and the Global Cold War, the book gives insight into the complex interplay of nationalism, development theory, and international power dynamics.
Scholars, students, and general readers interested in Latin American history, international relations, and development studies will find this book invaluable.
List of contents
Introduction: From the Long Cold War to the Global Cold War Chapter 1. The Fight for the Free World: The Global Cold War and the Making of Latin America, 1945-1959 Chapter 2. The Mirage of Modernization: The Global Cold War and the Remaking of Latin America, 1959-1968 Chapter 3. The Age of Authoritarianism and After: The Global Cold War and the Unmaking of Latin America, 1968-1990 Chapter 4. Grinding the Gears of Globalization: The Vagaries of Pan Americanism in the Post-Cold War Era, 1990s-2020s Conclusion: Containing Latin America
About the author
Mark T. Berger is a historian of American and British imperialism. Most recently he taught in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, California). He was also Senior Lecturer in International Studies at the University of New South Wales.
