{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-u-s-interventions-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean","title":"A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e presents a concise account of the full sweep of U.S. military invasions and interventions in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from 1800 up to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages in debates about the economic, military, political, and cultural motives that shaped U.S. interventions in Cuba, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico, and elsewhere\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeals with incidents that range from the taking of Florida to the Mexican War, the War of 1898, the Veracruz incident of 1914, the Bay of Pigs, and the 1989 invasion of Panama\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures also the responses of Latin American countries to U.S. involvement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures unique coverage of 19th century interventions as well as 20th century incidents, and includes a series of helpful maps and illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of International and Area Studies, ConocoPhillips Chair in Latin American Studies, and Director of the Center for the Americas at the University of Oklahoma. He has published eight books, including the prize-winning \u003ci\u003eYankee No! Anti-Americanism in U.S.-Latin American Relations\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eThe Invaded: How Latin Americans and their Allies Fought and Ended U.S. Occupations\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50332474802450,"sku":"9781118954003","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51b37985-74ea-4817-8838-56b77c833e6c.jpg?v=1727838301","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-u-s-interventions-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}