The Panama Canal: The Crisis in Historical Perspective

by Walter F. LaFeber

Book Overview

This newly updated edition of Walter LaFeber's widely praised study of the evolution of U.S.-Panama relations contains two new chapters on the events that have occurred since the Panama Canal Treaty in 1978.This new edition offers particularly detailed examinations of the 1988 attempt to oust Manuel Noriega and Noriega's role in aiding the Nicaraguan Contras, as well as invaluable background information for understanding the 1989 crises. LaFeber argues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195023609
• ISBN13: 9780195023602
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Panama's ultimate history

LaFeber book is the ultimate history for US-Panamanian relations. His telling of this history is replete with personal insights into the actors on both sides. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in a good overview of this often rocky relationship.