Thomas C. Wright

Latin America in the Era of the Cuban Revolution and Beyond (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

An in-depth explanation of how the Cuban Revolution dictated Latin American politics and U.S.-Latin American relations from the 1950s to the present, including widespread democratization and the rise of the "Pink Tide." Fidel Castro's ascent to power and the revolution he carried out in Cuba not only catalyzed a wave of revolutionary activity; it also set off a wave of reaction that led to widespread military dictatorships and severe repression culminating in state terrorism. Both revolution and reaction were essentially over by 1990, and yet significant long-term effects of the Cuban Revolution can still be seen in the modern era. Latin America in the Era of the Cuban Revolution and Beyond covers the events of the Cuban Revolution itself, the resulting radicalization of Latin American politics, the United States' responses to the threat of communist expansion in the hemisphere, and rural and urban guerrilla warfare that were spawned by the Cuban Revolution. It also addresses the very different but incomplete communist revolutions in Peru, Chile, and Nicaragua, the rise of state terrorism in response to the threat of revolution, and major developments after 1990. This book provides unique historical insights by bringing together under the umbrella of the impact of the Cuban Revolution developments that otherwise might seem unrelated to each other, thereby documenting the relationship between revolution and reaction. This third edition has three new chapters covering state terrorism in South America; state terrorism in Central America; and post-1990 developments such as neoliberalism, an unprecedented degree of democratization, the "Pink Tide" of leftist governments like those of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela and Evo Morales in Bolivia; and women's major gains in politics. Additionally, all of the chapters and the bibliography are updated.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440857683
• Artikelnr.: 68205877

Autorenporträt

THOMAS C. WRIGHT is Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Among Professor Wright's books are Landowners and Reform in Chile: The Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, 1919-1940, Food, Politics, and Society in Latin America (co-edited with John C. Super), and Flight from Chile: Voices of Exile (co-authored with Rody Onate).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Acronyms Introduction: The Cuban Revolution and Latin
America Part One Revolution in Cuba Chapter 1Fidel Castro's Road to Power,
1952-1959 Chapter 2Cuba: The Making of a Revolution Part Two The Promise
and Threat of Hemispheric Revolution Chapter 3Fidelismo and the
Radicalization of Latin American Politics Chapter 4U.S. Responses to
Revolution Part Three Guerrilla Warfare Chapter 5Che's Way: Rural Guerrilla
Warfare Chapter 6After Che: Urban Guerrilla Warfare Part Four Three
Truncated Revolutions Chapter 7The Peruvian Military Revolution, 1968-1975
Chapter 8Chile Under Allende, 1970-1973: A Peaceful Road to Socialism?
Chapter 9The Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua, 1979-1990 Part Five The
Reaction Chapter 10State Terrorism in South America Chapter 11State
Terrorism in Central America Part Six The Continuing Impact of the Cuban
Revolution Chapter 12Major Political Trends Since 1990 Suggested Further
Reading Index