Latin American underdevelopment : a history of perspectives in the United States, 1870-1965 /


James William Park.
Bok Engelsk 1995 James William. Park,· Electronic books
Utgitt
Baton Rouge : : Louisiana State University Press, , c1995.
Omfang
1 online resource (xii, 274 p. ) : ill. ;
Opplysninger
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - 1. United States Perspectives on Latin America to 1870 -- 2. Growing Interest, Lagging Knowledge, 1870-1900 -- 3. Perceptions of Backwardness in the Era of Intervention, 1901-1921 -- 4. Continuity and Discontinuity: The Emerging Challenge to Traditional Views, 1921-1930 -- 5. Semblance of a Changing Perspective, 1930-1945 -- 6. Latin America and the Discovery of Underdevelopment, 1945-1960 -- 7. Idealism and Disillusion in the 1960s: The Alliance for Progress -- 8. Conclusions.. - "Discusses explanations commonly given in US for Latin American underdevelopment from 1870-1965. Explanations were based primarily on perceptions, and more often misperceptions, of the culture, people, and environment of the region. Interesting"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Emner
Sjanger
Geografisk emneord
Dewey
980
ISBN
0807119695

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