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The US and Latin America

Eisenhower, Kennedy and Economic Diplomacy in the Cold War

By: Bevan Sewell

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The US and Latin America

Eisenhower, Kennedy and Economic Diplomacy in the Cold War

By: Bevan Sewell

The US in the 1950s and 1960s wanted to prevent a new communist regime in the Western hemisphere at any cost. Under President Eisenhower the US pursued a policy of support for dictators, the economic shoring up of regimes that impoverished their own people and sanctioned direct interventions such as the overthrow of the Guatemalan government in 1954. When John F. Kennedy came to power, he promised a reset of relations and set about pouring aid into Latin America. Yet in 1961 Kennedy also attempted to intervene in Central American domestic politics with the Bay of Pigs operation. How far was each of the approaches pursued by the two administrations responsible for increasing tensions and encouraging radicalism on the continent? In answering this question Bevan Sewell shows how Eisenhower's strategic stance on the Cold War became increasingly detrimental to Latin America over time, and shows how similar policies were continued by the Kennedy administration. The US and Latin America provides a new lens through which to assess US policy towards Latin America at an important time in inter-American relations.

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253

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857727257

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9780857727251

The Harbour

A city's heart, a country's soul

By: Scott Bevan

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The Harbour

A city's heart, a country's soul

By: Scott Bevan

‘The finest harbour deserves the finest book … A colourful, fascinating and enduring account of the greatest waterway in the hemisphere.’Simon Winchester ‘This book is a joy to read. And essential for anyone who loves Sydney Harbour ... And who doesn’t?’Ken Done In the bestselling tradition of Peter Ackroyd's The Thames, a celebration of one of the world’s great waterways. Everyone knows Sydney Harbour. At least, we think we do. Everyone can see the harbour, whether we have ever been to Sydney or not. By as little as a word or two, the harbour floats into our mind’s eye. The Bridge. The Opera House. Fireworks on New Year’s Eve. When we see those images, we feel a sense of belonging. No matter who we are or where we’re from, we see the harbour and we feel good. In this beautiful, authoritative and meditative journey, Scott Bevan takes us from cove to cove, by kayak, yacht and barge to gather the harbour’s stories, past and present, from boat builders, ship captains and fishermen to artists, divers, historians and environmentalists, from signs of ancient life to the submarine invasion by the Japanese and the natural beauty that inspires people every day. This is the ultimate story of Sydney Harbour – a city’s heart and a country's soul.

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610

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Simon and Schuster

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1925368793

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9781925368796

Monumental Lies

Culture Wars and the Truth about the Past

By: Robert Bevan

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Monumental Lies

Culture Wars and the Truth about the Past

By: Robert Bevan

How statues, heritage and the built environment have become the battleground for the culture wars The past is weaponised in culture wars and cynically edited by those who wish to impose their ideology upon the physical spaces around us. Holocaust deniers use details of the ruins of the gas chambers Auschwitz to promote their lies: ‘No Holes; No Holocaust’. Yet long-standing concepts such as ‘authenticity’in heritage are undermined and trivialised by gatekeepers such as UNESCO. At the same, time, opposition to this manipulation is being undermined by cultural ideas that prioritise memory and impressions over history and facts. In Monumental Lies, Robert Bevan argues that monuments, architecture and cities are material evidence of history. They are the physical trace of past events, of previous ways of thinking and of politics, economics and values that percolate through to today. When our cities are reshaped as fantasies about the past, when monuments tell lies about who deserves honour or are destroyed and the struggle for justice forgotten, the historical record is being manipulated. When decisions are based on misinformed assumptions about how the built environment influences our behaviour or we are told, falsely, that certain architectural styles are alien to our cities, or when space pretends to be public but is private, or that physical separation is natural, we are being manipulated. There is a growing threat to the material evidence of the truth about history. We are in serious trouble if we can no longer trust the tangible world around us to tell us the truth. Monumental Lies explores the threats to our understanding of the built environment and how it impacts on our lives, as well as offers solutions to how to combat the ideological manipulations.

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385

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Verso Books

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1839761873

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9781839761874

Memoirs of Joseph John Gurney

Vol. I

By: Joseph Bevan Braithwaite

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Memoirs of Joseph John Gurney

Vol. I

By: Joseph Bevan Braithwaite

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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1166

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382310449

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9783382310448

The US and Latin America

Eisenhower, Kennedy and Economic Diplomacy in the Cold War

By: Bevan Sewell

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Eisenhower, Kennedy and Economic Diplomacy in the Cold War

By: Bevan Sewell

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857729292

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9780857729293

The Challenges of European Governance in the Age of Economic Stagnation, Immigration, and Refugees

By: Henry F. Carey

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The Challenges of European Governance in the Age of Economic Stagnation, Immigration, and Refugees

By: Henry F. Carey

This book examines the political and legal challenges of regional governance of the 28 countries of the European Union and the 48 in the Council of Europe. The contributions, dilemmas, and moral hazards from this record of nearly seven decades of regional inter-governmental institutions has kept the peace, but produced episodes of crisis from overstretching jurisdictions, thematically and geographically. Polarization between nationalist and integrative forces has displaced the idealistic aspirations of prior decades to build the rule of law and deter violence. Academics and policy makers will learn from the various legal and political efforts to integrate supranational and inter-governmental agencies with national political systems.

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501

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Lexington Books

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1498547737

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9781498547734

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The US and Latin America

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The Challenges of European Governance in the Age of Economic Stagnation, Immigration, and Refugees

The Challenges of European Governance in the Age of Economic Stagnation, Immigration, and Refugees

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