| Prize Possession: The United States Government and the Panama Canal 1903 1979 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Major, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521521262 ISBN-13: 9780521521260 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Prize Possession is a comprehensive history of U.S. policy toward the Panama Canal between 1903 and 1979, focusing on five key themes: the Canal's defense and its place in American strategy; the Zone's autocratic system of government; its strictly segregated labor force; its commercial development at the expense of Panama; and the equally controversial issue of U.S. intervention in Panamanian politics. The book is based for the most part on the hitherto largely untapped sources of U.S. government agencies, namely the State, War, and Navy Departments, and the Canal Zone administration, as well as on the papers of notable dramatis personae such as Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt and Philippe Bunau-Varilla. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6" W x 9" (1.46 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Chronological Period - 20th Century |