Prize Possession

by John Major

Book Overview

Prize Possession is a comprehensive history of U.S. policy toward the Panama Canal between 1903 and 1979, focusing on five key themes: the Canal's defense and its place in American strategy; the Zone's autocratic system of government; its strictly segregated labor force; its commercial development at the expense of Panama; and the equally controversial issue of U.S. intervention in Panamanian politics. The book is based for the most part on the hitherto...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521433061
• ISBN13: 9780521433068
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"