The Killing Zone
The United States Wages Cold War in Latin America
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 28 April 2011
- ISBN 9780195333237
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 234x155x13 mm
- Weight 416 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 19 illustrations 0
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Short description:
The Killing Zone argues that the United States proved especially effective in winning the Cold War in Latin America. Through overt and covert means, the United States destabilized governments throughout the hemisphere. U.S. policymakers judged these governments as Communist, tolerant of communism, or oblivious to the Communist menace. The United States struck against governments that followed constitutional procedures and democratic processes and professed to be
committed to socioeconomic reform.
Long description:
The Killing Zone: The United States Wages Cold War in Latin America is a comprehensive yet concise analysis of U.S. policies in Latin America during the Cold War. Author Stephen G. Rabe, a leading authority in the field, argues that the sense of joy and accomplishment that accompanied the end of the Cold War, the liberation of Eastern Europe, and the collapse of the Soviet Union must be tempered by the realization that Latin Americans paid a ghastly price
during the Cold War. Dictatorship, authoritarianism, the methodical abuse of human rights, and campaigns of state terrorism characterized life in Latin America between 1945 and 1989. Countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, and Guatemala endured appalling levels of political violence. The U.S.
repeatedly intervened in the internal affairs of Latin American nations in the name of anticommunism, destabilizing constitutional governments and aiding and abetting those who murdered and tortured.
Incorporating recently declassified documents, Rabe supplements his strong, provocative historical narrative with stories about the fates of ordinary Latin Americans, an extensive chronology, a series of evocative photographs, and an annotated bibliography.
It is the best text on US policy towards Latin America during the Cold War, despite my criticisms. I think Rabe ably and correctly counters the tendency among many scholars, particularly political scientists or those who argue that the ends justify the means, to downplay the human consequences of US policy in Latin America or around the world.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
The United States and Latin America: Cold War Chronology
Introduction
1. Roots of Cold War Interventions
2. The Kennan Corollary
3. Guatemala?The Mother of Interventions
4. War Against Cuba
5. No More Cubas?The Kennedy and Johnson Doctrines
6. Military Dictators?Cold War Allies
7. Cold War Horrors?Central America
Aftermath
Endnotes
Recommendations for Further Reading and Research Index
