Latin America and the United States: A Documentary History
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Holden, Robert H. / Zolov, Eric, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Latong>inong> America and the United States: A Documentary History brong>inong>gs together the most important documents on the history of the relationship between the United States and Latong>inong> America from the nong>inong>eteenth century to the present. ong>Inong> addition to the standard diplomatic sources, the book ong>inong>cludes documents touchong>inong>g on the transnational concerns that are ong>inong>creasong>inong>gly taught ong>inong> the classroom, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g economic relations, environmental matters, immigration, human rights, and culture. Among the less frequently cited works reproduced here are Domong>inong>go Sarmiento's nong>inong>eteenth-century reflection on life ong>inong> the United States, the Andrews Sisters' hit song, "Ru and Coca Cola," Jack Kerouac's beatnik observations on Mexico, the U.S. Senate's ong>inong>vestigation of CIA assassong>inong>ation plots, and the World Court decision condemnong>inong>g the Reagan admong>inong>istration's Nicaragua policy. The collection illumong>inong>ates key issues while representong>inong>g a variety of ong>inong>terests and views as they have both persisted and shifte over time, ong>inong>cludong>inong>g often-overlooked Latong>inong> American ong>perspectivesong> and U.S. public opong>inong>ion. A special feature of this book is the extensive ong>inong>troductions highlightong>inong>g the historical ong>contextong> and significance of each of the 124 documents. A detailed ong>inong>dex provides the thematic and national cross-referencong>inong>g that both students and ong>inong>structors will appreciate. Latong>inong> America and the United States: A Documentary History is an ideal text for undergraduate and graduate courses ong>inong> Latong>inong> American history as well as ong>inong> U.S.-Latong>inong> America relations. ong>Inong> addition, it serves as a unique reference tool for foreign policy professionals, ong>inong>ternational law specialists, journalists, and scholars ong>inong> a variety of disciplong>inong>es.