Making the Americas: The United States and Latin America from the Age of Revolutions to the Era of Globalization

by Thomas F. O'Brien

Book Overview

Americans' belief in their economic, political, and cultural superiority launched them on a mission to transform Latin America that has evolved into a global process of Americanization. From corporate and philanthropic initiatives to military interventions, Americans motivated by self-interest and idealism sought to reshape Latin America and gave birth to the American driven process of globalization. Synthesizing a broad range of international relations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826342000
• ISBN13: 9780826342003
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"