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Our Own Backyard

The United States in Central America, 1977-1992

By: William M. LeoGrande

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Our Own Backyard

The United States in Central America, 1977-1992

By: William M. LeoGrande

In this remarkable and engaging book, William LeoGrande offers the first comprehensive history of U.S. foreign policy toward Central America in the waning years of the Cold War. From the overthrow of the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua and the outbreak of El Salvador's civil war in the late 1970s to the final regional peace settlements negotiated a decade later, he chronicles the dramatic struggles--in Washington and Central America--that shaped the region's destiny. For good or ill, LeoGrande argues, Central America's fate hinged on decisions that were subject to intense struggles among, and within, Congress, the CIA, the Pentagon, the State Department, and the White House--decisions over which Central Americans themselves had little influence. Like the domestic turmoil unleashed by Vietnam, he says, the struggle over Central America was so divisive that it damaged the fabric of democratic politics at home. It inflamed the tug-of-war between Congress and the executive branch over control of foreign policy and ultimately led to the Iran-contra affair, the nation's most serious political crisis since Watergate.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807898805

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Back Channel to Cuba

The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana

By: William M. LeoGrande,Peter Kornbluh

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Back Channel to Cuba

The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana

By: William M. LeoGrande,Peter Kornbluh

History is being made in U.S.-Cuban relations. Now in paperback and updated to tell the real story behind the stunning December 17, 2014, announcement by President Obama and President Castro of their move to restore full diplomatic relations, this powerful book is essential to understanding ongoing efforts toward normalization in a new era of engagement. Challenging the conventional wisdom of perpetual conflict and aggression between the United States and Cuba since 1959, Back Channel to Cuba chronicles a surprising, untold history of bilateral efforts toward rapprochement and reconciliation. William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh here present a remarkably new and relevant account, describing how, despite the intense political clamor surrounding efforts to improve relations with Havana, negotiations have been conducted by every presidential administration since Eisenhower's through secret, back-channel diplomacy. From John F. Kennedy's offering of an olive branch to Fidel Castro after the missile crisis, to Henry Kissinger's top secret quest for normalization, to Barack Obama's promise of a new approach, LeoGrande and Kornbluh uncovered hundreds of formerly secret U.S. documents and conducted interviews with dozens of negotiators, intermediaries, and policy makers, including Fidel Castro and Jimmy Carter. They reveal a fifty-year record of dialogue and negotiations, both open and furtive, that provides the historical foundation for the dramatic breakthrough in U.S.-Cuba ties.

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UNC Press Books

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1469626616

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The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere

Human Rights and U.S. Cold War Policy toward Argentina

By: William Michael Schmidli

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The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere

Human Rights and U.S. Cold War Policy toward Argentina

By: William Michael Schmidli

During the first quarter-century of the Cold War, upholding human rights was rarely a priority in U.S. policy toward Latin America. Seeking to protect U.S. national security, American policymakers quietly cultivated relations with politically ambitious Latin American militaries—a strategy clearly evident in the Ford administration's tacit support of state-sanctioned terror in Argentina following the 1976 military coup d’état. By the mid-1970s, however, the blossoming human rights movement in the United States posed a serious threat to the maintenance of close U.S. ties to anticommunist, right-wing military regimes.The competition between cold warriors and human rights advocates culminated in a fierce struggle to define U.S. policy during the Jimmy Carter presidency. In The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere, William Michael Schmidli argues that Argentina emerged as the defining test case of Carter’s promise to bring human rights to the center of his administration’s foreign policy. Entering the Oval Office at the height of the kidnapping, torture, and murder of tens of thousands of Argentines by the military government, Carter set out to dramatically shift U.S. policy from subtle support to public condemnation of human rights violation. But could the administration elicit human rights improvements in the face of a zealous military dictatorship, rising Cold War tension, and domestic political opposition? By grappling with the disparate actors engaged in the struggle over human rights, including civil rights activists, second-wave feminists, chicano/a activists, religious progressives, members of the New Right, conservative cold warriors, and business leaders, Schmidli utilizes unique interviews with U.S. and Argentine actors as well as newly declassified archives to offer a telling analysis of the rise, efficacy, and limits of human rights in shaping U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War.

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251

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Cornell University Press

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0801469619

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9780801469619

Political Parties And Democracy In Central America

By: Louis W Goodman,William M Leogrande,Johanna Mendelson Forman,Ken Sharpe

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Political Parties And Democracy In Central America

By: Louis W Goodman,William M Leogrande,Johanna Mendelson Forman,Ken Sharpe

During the 1980s, superpower rivalry and regional conflicts decimated the Central American economies and eroded political systems within the region. Recent years, however, have witnessed remarkable political change, and since 1990 popularly elected presidents have held office in all seven countries. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the

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Routledge

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1000307255

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Culture and Customs of Cuba

By: William Luis

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Culture and Customs of Cuba

By: William Luis

Cuba continues to loom large in U.S. consciousness and politics. Culture and Customs of Cuba is a much-needed resource to give students and other readers an in-depth view of our important island neighbor. Luis, of Cuban descent, provides detailed, clear insight into Cuban culture in its historical context. Religion, customs, economy, media, performing and creative arts, and cinema are some of the many topics discussed. Included in this discussion are contributions of Cubans in exile which Luis considers an inherent part of Cuban culture. Encouraging a wider understanding of Cuba, this volume describes and highlights the cultures and customs of the island. Cuba, as one will learn while reading this book, is an island of many cultural customs that have evolved out of a rich history. Presented in the context of three interrelated periods in Cuban history: the Colonial, the Republic, and Castro's Revolution, this book explores Cuba's dynamic culture. Luis also notes the spread of Cuban culture abroad, where a significant part of the Cuban population has lived since the earl 19th century. Students and others interested in this country will find this book to be extraordinarily helpful and informative.

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216

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313007179

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9780313007170

To Shape Our World for Good

Master Narratives and Regime Change in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1900–2011

By: C. William Walldorf, Jr.

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To Shape Our World for Good

Master Narratives and Regime Change in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1900–2011

By: C. William Walldorf, Jr.

Why does the United States pursue robust military invasions to change some foreign regimes but not others? Conventional accounts focus on geopolitics or elite ideology. C. William Walldorf, Jr., argues that the politics surrounding two broad, public narratives—the liberal narrative and the restraint narrative—often play a vital role in shaping US decisions whether to pursue robust and forceful regime change. Using current sociological work on cultural trauma, Walldorf explains how master narratives strengthen (and weaken), and he develops clear predictions for how and when these narratives will shape policy. To Shape Our World For Good demonstrates the importance and explanatory power of the master-narrative argument, using a sophisticated combination of methods: quantitative analysis and eight cases in the postwar period that include Korea, Vietnam, and El Salvador during the Cold War and more recent cases in Iraq and Libya. The case studies provide the environment for a critical assessment of the connections among the politics of master narratives, pluralism, and the common good in contemporary US foreign policy and grand strategy. Walldorf adds new insight to our understanding of US expansionism and cautions against the dangers of misusing popular narratives for short-term political gains—a practice all too common both past and present.

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Cornell University Press

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1501738283

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9781501738289

The Isolation Illusion

Foreign Policymaking in Cuba, Zimbabwe and Belarus

By: William M. LeoGrande,Jeremy Youde,David R. Marples

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The Isolation Illusion

Foreign Policymaking in Cuba, Zimbabwe and Belarus

By: William M. LeoGrande,Jeremy Youde,David R. Marples

World Politics Review features are original, in-depth analyses of key public-policy issues by leading experts. This feature focuses on the foreign policies of three pariah states: Cuba, Zimbabwe and Belarus. Summary: Isolating so-called pariah states has been a recurring theme of international diplomacy since the end of the Cold War, but in many cases, isolation is more an illusion than a reality. Having diversified its foreign policy after the "Special Period" caused by the fall of the USSR, Cuba now once again faces an uncertain future in the aftermath of Hugo Chavez's death. In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has used the West's efforts to isolate his regime to burnish his credentials among fellow post-colonial countries. And the constraints of contrasting pressures from Moscow and Brussels have left Belarus facing an uneasy trade-off.

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World Politics Review

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1939907055

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Our Own Backyard

The United States in Central America, 1977-1992

By: William M. LeoGrande

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The United States in Central America, 1977-1992

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Back Channel to Cuba

The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana

By: William M. LeoGrande,Peter Kornbluh

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The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana

By: William M. LeoGrande,Peter Kornbluh

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Our Own Backyard

Our Own Backyard

Back Channel to Cuba

Back Channel to Cuba

The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere

The Fate of Freedom Elsewhere

Political Parties And Democracy In Central America

Political Parties And Democracy In Central America

Culture and Customs of Cuba

Culture and Customs of Cuba

To Shape Our World for Good

To Shape Our World for Good

The Isolation Illusion

The Isolation Illusion

Our Own Backyard

Our Own Backyard

Back Channel to Cuba

Back Channel to Cuba

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