Inevitable Revolutions: The United States In Central America (Second Edition) - Softcover

LaFeber, Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393309649 ISBN 13: 9780393309645

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993

Synopsis

Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica are five small countries, and yet no other part of the world is more important to the Us.

This book explains the history of Us/Central American relations, explaining why these countries have remained so overpopulated, illiterate and violent; and why Us government notions of economic and military security combine to keep in place a system of Central American dependency. This second edition is updated to include new material covering the Reagan and Bush years, and the Iran/Contra affair.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The first edition of Inevitable Revolutions, published ten years ago, was widely hailed and quickly became a bestseller. Now, completely revised and updated--one third of its contents are entirely new--Walter LaFeber brings to a new generation of readers the story, in Arthur Schlesinger's words, 'of a long and squalid history of U.S. exploitation and intervention combined with neglect-a history whose consequences we are reaping today.'

About the Author:

Walter LaFeber is professor of history at Cornell University and the author of The Clash and Inevitable Revolutions.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0393309649
• ISBN 13: 9780393309645
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 468