Wars Of Latin America 1948 1982

Author : René De La Pedraja
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786470150

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Wars of Latin America, 1948-1982 by René De La Pedraja Pdf

This book continues the narrative begun by the author in Wars of Latin America, 1899-1941. It provides a clear and readable description of military combat occurring in Latin America from 1948 to the start of 1982. (In an unusual peaceful lull, Latin America experienced no wars from 1942 to 1947.) Although the text concentrates on combat narrative, matters of politics, business, and international relations appear as necessary to explain the wars. The author draws on many previously unknown sources to provide information never before published. The book traces the many insurgencies in Latin America as well as conventional wars. Among the highlights are the chapters on the Cuban and Nicaraguan insurrections and on the Bay of Pigs invasion. One goal of the text is to explain why, of the many insurgencies appearing in Latin America, only those in Cuba and Nicaragua were successful in overthrowing governments. The book also helps explain why even unsuccessful insurgencies have survived for decades, as has happened in Colombia and Peru. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : René De La Pedraja
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476602936

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Wars of Latin America, 1948-1982 by René De La Pedraja Pdf

This book continues the narrative begun by the author in Wars of Latin America, 1899-1941. It provides a clear and readable description of military combat occurring in Latin America from 1948 to the start of 1982. (In an unusual peaceful lull, Latin America experienced no wars from 1942 to 1947.) Although the text concentrates on combat narrative, matters of politics, business, and international relations appear as necessary to explain the wars. The author draws on many previously unknown sources to provide information never before published. The book traces the many insurgencies in Latin America as well as conventional wars. Among the highlights are the chapters on the Cuban and Nicaraguan insurrections and on the Bay of Pigs invasion. One goal of the text is to explain why, of the many insurgencies appearing in Latin America, only those in Cuba and Nicaragua were successful in overthrowing governments. The book also helps explain why even unsuccessful insurgencies have survived for decades, as has happened in Colombia and Peru. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : Leslie Bethell,Ian Roxborough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Democracy
ISBN : OCLC:809734128

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Latin America Between the Second World War and the Cold War, 1944-1948 by Leslie Bethell,Ian Roxborough Pdf

Author : René De La Pedraja
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786470167

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Wars of Latin America, 1982-2013 by René De La Pedraja Pdf

This book, continuing the narrative begun by the author in two preceding volumes, provides a clear description of military combat occurring in Latin America for the years from 1982 into mid-2013. Although the text concentrates on combat operations, matters of politics, business and international relations appear as necessary to understand the wars. The author has uncovered many previously unknown sources to provide new information never published before. The book traces the many insurgencies in Latin America as well as conventional wars. Among the highlights are the chapters on the Falklands War and the U.S. invasions of Grenada and Panama. One useful aspect of the text is an explanation of why, of the many insurgencies appearing in Latin America, only those in Cuba and Nicaragua were successful in overthrowing governments. The book also helps explain why even unsuccessful insurgencies have survived for decades, as has happened in Colombia and Peru. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : René De La Pedraja
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476617763

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The United States and the Armed Forces of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, 2000-2014 by René De La Pedraja Pdf

Tracing the U.S. government's efforts to shape the armed forces of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2014, this narrative concentrates on the Army but also discusses Air Force and naval forces, including the Marines and the Coast Guard. Police forces in those regions are also covered. Mexico's ongoing struggle with drug cartels is discussed extensively. Venezuela and Cuba receive considerable attention. This study is the first to examine in detail the armed forces of countries such as the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Sections on Haiti and Panama, countries supposedly without armies, reveal the decisive role the U.S. has played in determining their military policies. The text weaves the histories of these armed forces into the broader context of the politics, economics and international relations in the region. A clear and brief introduction to the relations of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean with the United States is provided.

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2392 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440860768

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The Cold War [5 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

This sweeping reference work covers every aspect of the Cold War, from its ignition in the ashes of World War II, through the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis, to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Cold War superpower face-off between the Soviet Union and the United States dominated international affairs in the second half of the 20th century and still reverberates around the world today. This comprehensive and insightful multivolume set provides authoritative entries on all aspects of this world-changing event, including wars, new military technologies, diplomatic initiatives, espionage activities, important individuals and organizations, economic developments, societal and cultural events, and more. This expansive coverage provides readers with the necessary context to understand the many facets of this complex conflict. The work begins with a preface and introduction and then offers illuminating introductory essays on the origins and course of the Cold War, which are followed by some 1,500 entries on key individuals, wars, battles, weapons systems, diplomacy, politics, economics, and art and culture. Each entry has cross-references and a list of books for further reading. The text includes more than 100 key primary source documents, a detailed chronology, a glossary, and a selective bibliography. Numerous illustrations and maps are inset throughout to provide additional context to the material.

Author : Eleonora Esposito,Carolina Pérez-Arredondo,José Manuel Ferreiro
Publisher : Springer
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783319936239

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Discourses from Latin America and the Caribbean by Eleonora Esposito,Carolina Pérez-Arredondo,José Manuel Ferreiro Pdf

This edited collection brings together the latest research on discourse and society in Latin America and Caribbean in one volume. Employing cross-cutting approaches to current political, institutional and media discourses, it bridges existing theoretical and analytical gaps between the socio-political macro issues and the micro aspects of linguistic analysis to provide fresh insights that deconstruct the complex socio-political power dynamics in Latin America and the Caribbean. Across eight chapters this volume explores the regions’ thorny relationship with their complex histories of colonialism and slavery as well as the ongoing, multifaceted constructions of hegemonic and counter-hegemonic identities at the individual, regional and national levels. In doing so, it demonstrates the unique and rich particularities of these regions and why it is that they challenge many conventional dogmas and methods across the Social Sciences. This book will be of particular interest to scholars working in Discourse Studies, Sociology, Politics, Anthropology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Author : Joel J. Blaxland
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030381851

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Insurgency Prewar Preparation and Intrastate Conflict by Joel J. Blaxland Pdf

This book provides a new approach to explaining prolonged rebellions and insurgent wars, as well as a more nuanced and multi-faceted account of the entire lifespans of rebel and insurgent groups. Since 1945, rebel and insurgent groups have increasingly dragged larger, better funded, and ostensibly militarily superior regimes into protracted intrastate conflicts. This book demonstrates how they were able to endure the hardships of warfare thanks to decisions made before the conflict erupted––a period of time the author refers to as “incubation.” Using case studies on Latin American insurgencies, the author demonstrates that their capacity to endure was directly associated with both the length and quality of each group’s prewar preparations.

Author : Victoria Basualdo,Hartmut Berghoff,Marcelo Bucheli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030439255

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Big Business and Dictatorships in Latin America by Victoria Basualdo,Hartmut Berghoff,Marcelo Bucheli Pdf

This edited volume studies the relationship between big business and the Latin American dictatorial regimes during the Cold War. The first section provides a general background about the contemporary history of business corporations and dictatorships in the twentieth century at the international level. The second section comprises chapters that analyze five national cases (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Peru), as well as a comparative analysis of the banking sector in the Southern Cone (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay). The third section presents six case studies of large companies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Central America. This book is crucial reading because it provides the first comprehensive analysis of a key yet understudied topic in Cold War history in Latin America.

Author : Kirk S. Bowman
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780271046464

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Militarization, Democracy, and Development by Kirk S. Bowman Pdf

Do Third World countries benefit from having large militaries, or does this impede their development? Kirk Bowman uses statistical analysis to demonstrate that militarization has had a particularly malignant impact in this region. For his quantitative comparison he draws on longitudinal data for a sample of 76 developing countries and for 18 Latin American nations. To illuminate the causal mechanisms at work, Bowman offers a detailed comparison of Costa Rica and Honduras between 1948 and 1998. The case studies not only serve to bolster his general argument about the harmful effects of militarization but also provide many new insights into the processes of democratic consolidation and economic transformation in these two Central American countries.

Author : René De La Pedraja
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786499298

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Free Trade and Social Conflict in Colombia, Peru and Venezuela by René De La Pedraja Pdf

Foreign capital and free trade policies have provoked fierce conflicts in South America in recent years. People in Colombia and Peru engaged in often violent clashes to defend their livelihoods against the encroachments of the free market and the impositions of Wall Street. Farmers organized to save their lands from foreign mining corporations, and cities fought to save their water from contamination. Native Americans blocked highways to preserve ancestral lands, while students paralyzed universities and called for reforms to higher education. The shift toward socialism in Venezuela, led by President Hugo Chavez, was bitterly opposed by privileged groups. Governments tried to quell the turmoil through repression, political maneuvering and propaganda. This book provides a dramatic account of the struggles.

Author : René De La Pedraja
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476669915

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The Russian Military Resurgence by René De La Pedraja Pdf

The transition from the Soviet to the post-1991 Russian military is a fascinating story of decline and reinvention. The Soviet army suffered a slow demise, dissolving in 2000 and only gradually reforming based on radically different principles. The First Chechnya War (1994-1996) was the lowest point for the Soviet military but the Second Chechnya War (1999-2004) saw the initial stirrings of the new Russian army. The Five Day War with Georgia in August 2008 was its first major success and marked Russia's return to world power status. Lively accounts and maps describe the actions of these wars, along with the Crimea operation of 2014, the separatist struggles in eastern Ukraine and the ongoing Russian intervention in Syria.

Author : René De La Pedraja
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781476684994

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Putin Confronts the West by René De La Pedraja Pdf

Russia's surprising return to the world stage since 2000 has aroused the curiosity--if not the fear--of the West. Gradually, the Kremlin went from a policy of deference to foreign powers to acting with independence. The driver of this transformation was President Vladimir Putin, who with skillful caution navigated Russia back into the ranks of global powers. In theaters of conflict such as Georgia, Syria and Ukraine, the Kremlin won significant victories at little cost to consolidate its decisive position. Following a chronological approach from the fall of the Soviet Union to the present, this book draws on new documents to describe how Russia regained its former global prominence. Clear accounts of key decisions and foreign policy events--many presented for the first time--provide important insights into the major confrontations with the West.

Author : Philip Jowett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472833532

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Liberty or Death by Philip Jowett Pdf

From the Banana Wars of the early 20th century through to the Football War of 1969, South and Central America has been a hotbed of revolutions, rebellions and conflicts as diverse as they are numerous. Some were small-scale affairs involving the poorly armed forces of Central American armies with rifles, machetes and a few aged machine guns. Others were full-scale conflicts involving sophisticated armies equipped with tanks, artillery and aircraft, and hundreds of thousands of troops. These wars often went largely unreported in the West, which was preoccupied with its own problems in fighting two world wars and dealing with Cold War tensions. Fully illustrated with a wealth of rare photographs, this fascinating story sheds light on seven decades of a continent in conflict that is rarely covered in English.

Author : Rachel A. May,Alejandro Schneider,Roberto González Arana
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108424752

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Caribbean Revolutions by Rachel A. May,Alejandro Schneider,Roberto González Arana Pdf

A comprehensive history and comparative analysis of the most important Caribbean armed revolutionary movements during the Cold War era.