The United States and Right-Wing Dictatorships, 1965-1989

by David F. Schmitz

Book Overview

Building on Schmitz's earlier work, Thank God They're on our Side, this is an examination of American policy toward right-wing dictatorships from the 1960s to the end of the Cold War. During the 1920s American leaders developed a policy of supporting authoritarian regimes because they were seen as stable, anti-communist, and capitalist. After 1965, however, American support for these regimes became a contested issue. The Vietnam War served to undercut...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521678536
• ISBN13: 9780521678537
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"