Sentinels of Empire: The United States and Latin American Militarism

by Jan Knippers Black

This hard-hitting critique of US policy toward Latin America includes a historical sketch of US relations with individual countries. Black argues persuasively that the US has been the major oppponent of needed reforms in Latin American countries and the major proponent of predatory military establishments. The unwavering US goal, she believes, has been preservation of the established US empire in Latin America, but she cites differing strategies to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031325155X
• ISBN13: 9780313251559
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"