Thomas J. Nisley

The Peace Corps and Latin America

In the Last Mile of U.S. Foreign Policy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of the Peace Corps in U.S. foreign policy in Latin America from the 1960s to the present. The Peace Corps is an important tool of U.S. foreign policy that contributes on multiple levels in not only Latin America, but also everywhere the Peace Corps serves.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 389g
• ISBN-13: 9781498549448
• ISBN-10: 1498549446
• Artikelnr.: 53211160

Autorenporträt

Thomas J. Nisley is professor of political science at Kennesaw State University

Inhaltsangabe

Ch. 1
The Peace Corps Idea Ch. 2
The Peace Corps as an Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy Ch. 3
The Contact Hypothesis, the Peace Corps and the Popular Perception of the U.S. in Latin America Ch. 4
Peace Corps, the Cold War, and Latin America: Alliance for Progress and Beyond Ch. 5
Reagan, the Peace Corps, and the Civil Wars in Central America Ch. 6
The Rise and Decline of the Peace Corps in Post
Cold War Latin America Ch. 7
Conclusion