Neighborly Adversaries

Michael J. LaRosa is associate professor of history at Rhodes College.Frank O. Mora is director of the Latin American and Caribbean Center and professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University.

The history of U.S.-Latin American relations has been characterized by a complex fusion of tensions, collaboration, misperceptions, and intervention. Offering a balanced and interdisciplinary interpretation, this comprehensive reader traces the often-troubled relationship from the beginnings of the nineteenth century to the presidency of Barack Obama. Completely revised and updated, this third edition includes original essays on critically important issues such as immigration, the environment, and the Obama administration's policy toward the region. In addition to this added policy section, another new section explores cultural issues such as tourism, soccer, and the media.The readings are framed by the editors' opening chapter on the history of the relationship, introductory essays for each of the seven parts, and abstracts for each selection. Students who use this book will learn that U.S.-Latin American relations have been deeply influenced by dynamic, continuously evolving scholarly interpretations in both hemispheres. Sixteen years after the first edition was published, the editors are more optimistic as the hemisphere unites around trade, culture, tourism and an evolving mutual appreciation. Methodologically interdisciplinary, yet comparative and historical in organization and structure, this text will benefit all readers interested in the rich historical, social, and political "American" relationship.

Preface and Acknowledgments1. Introduction: Contentious Neighbors in the Western HemisphereMichael La Rosa and Frank O. MoraPart I: Disparate Perceptions: Expansionism Versus Arielism2.The Ango-Saxon and the World's FutureJosiah Strong3. Our AmericaJosé Martí4. Mark TwainPhilip Foner5. ArielJosé Enrique RodóPart II: The Monroe Doctrine and Origins of U.S. Expansionism6. The Monroe Doctrine, 1823-1826Dexter Perkins7. The Platt Amendment of 19018. The Real Monroe DoctrineElihu Root9. Autopsy of the Monroe Doctrine: The Strange Story of Inter-American RelationsGaston NervalPart III: From TR to FDR: Interventionism and the Good Neighbor Policy10. Leonard Wood and the White Man's BurdenLester D. Langley11. Development of the Panama Policy in the Caribbean and Central America (1902-1936)Samuel Flagg Bemis12. An Address to Congress on the Mexican Crisis (April 20, 1914)Woodrow Wilson13. The Making of the Good Neighbor PolicyBryce WoodPart IV: Cold War Arrives in Latin America14. The Impact of the Cold War on U.S.-Latin American Relations, 1945-1949Roger R. Trask15. Latin America as a Problem in U.S. Foreign PolicyGeorge Kennan16.The Hovering Giant: U.S. Responses to Revolutionary Change in Latin AmericaCole Blasier17.Did Eisenhower Push Castro into the Arms of the Soviets?Alan LuxenbergPart V: Conflicting Aims in U.S.-Latin American Relations: The Late 20th Century18.The Alliance That Lost Its Way: A Critical Report on the Alliance for ProgressJerome Levinson and Juan de Onis19.U.S.-Latin America Trade: Recent Trends and Policy IssuesJ. F. Hornbeck20. Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in the Americas: Major Trends in the 21st CenturyBruce BagleyPart VI: Contemporary Policy Trends in U.S.-Latin American Relations21. Post-Cold War U.S. Latin American Policy: The Clinton, Bush, and Obama AdministrationsFrank O. Mora22. Environmental Concerns Facing the U.S. and Mexico: An International PerspectiveMatthew C. LaFevor23. Waiting on Reform: A Brief History of U.S.-Latin American ImmigrationLance R. Ingwersen and Michael J. La RosaPart VII: Contemporary Cultural Trends: U.S.- Latin American Relations Enter the 21st Century24. Unfulfilled Promises: Mexico's Complicated Century of SoccerJoshua H. Nadel25. No Mere Backyard: Latin American Television from Dictatorship to DemocracyAndrew Paxman26. Safe Travels: Tourism and Security in Post-Insurgency PeruTeresa E. P. Delfin27. By Way of Conclusion: Neither Neighborly Nor Adversarial: An Evolving American RelationshipMichael J. LaRosa and Frank O.MoraSelected BibliographyCreditsIndexAbout the Contributors