Compact History of Latin America's Cold War
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Central American History
Cold War history
Cuban History
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Foreign Relations
History of dictatorships in Contemporary Latin America
Latin American Contemporary History
Latin American history
Latin American International History
Mexican History
South American History
US interventions in Latin America
US-Latin American History
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- ISBN 9781469669755
- Weight: 363g
- Dimensions: 155 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 18 Oct 2022
- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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While not commonly centered in the Cold War story, Latin America was intensely affected by that historic conflict. In this book, available for the first time in English, Vanni Pettina makes sense of the region's diverse, complex political experiences of the Cold War era. Cross-fertilized by Latin American and Anglophone historiography, his account shifts from an overemphasis on U.S. interventions toward a comprehensive Latin American perspective. Connecting Cold War events to the region's political polarizations, revolutionary mobilizations, draconian state repression, and brutal violence in almost every sphere, Pettina demonstrates that Latin America's Cold War was rarely cold.
In the midst of the tumult, some countries showed resilience and capacity to bend the disruptive dynamics to their advantage. Mexico, for example, drew on a mix of nationalism and anticommunism, aided by the United States, to achieve strong economic growth and political stability. Cuba, in contrast, used Soviet protection to shield its revolution from the United States and to strengthen its capacity to project power in Latin America and beyond. Interweaving global and local developments along an insightful analytical frame, Pettina reveals the distinct consequences of the Cold War in the Western Hemisphere.
In the midst of the tumult, some countries showed resilience and capacity to bend the disruptive dynamics to their advantage. Mexico, for example, drew on a mix of nationalism and anticommunism, aided by the United States, to achieve strong economic growth and political stability. Cuba, in contrast, used Soviet protection to shield its revolution from the United States and to strengthen its capacity to project power in Latin America and beyond. Interweaving global and local developments along an insightful analytical frame, Pettina reveals the distinct consequences of the Cold War in the Western Hemisphere.
Vanni Pettina is associate professor of Latin American international history at El Colegio de Mexico. He is coeditor of Latin America and the Global Cold War.
Quentin Pope is a translator and editor who lives in Mexico.
Quentin Pope is a translator and editor who lives in Mexico.
