| Masters of War: Latin America and the United States Aggression from the Cuban Revolution Through the Clinton Years Contributor(s): Nieto, Clara (Author), Brandt, Chris (Translator), Zinn, Howard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1583225455 ISBN-13: 9781583225455 Publisher: Seven Stories Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: Clara Nieto, who was a Colombia diplomat for more than 20 years, offers an exhaustive critical analysis of U.S. policy toward Latin America, from the perspective of those most affected by it. Describing a coherent politics of intervention set into motion by the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, Masters of War sheds new light on events such as George Bush seniors invasion of Panama (Operation Just Cause). Proceeding from country to country, the author connects seemingly disparate events to create a condemning picture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Latin America - South America - History | Caribbean & West Indies - Cuba |
| Dewey: 980.033 |
| LCCN: 2001041071 |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 5.92" W x 9.26" (1.82 lbs) 623 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Masters of War, Clara Nieto adeptly presents the parallel histories of the countries of Latin America, histories that are intertwined, each reflecting the United States' coherent policy of intervention set into motion by the Monroe Doctrine. As the value of this continued policy comes increasingly into question, Nieto argues for the need to evaluate the alarming precedent set in Latin America: the institution of client dictatorships, the roles played by the interests of U.S. corporations, the enormous tolls taken on civilian populations, and the irreversible disruption of regional stability. Drawing from an impressive array of documents and sources as well as from her unique first-hand insights as a participant in crucial meetings and negotiations in the region from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s, Nieto chronicles the Cuban Revolution, the CIA-sponsored coup against popularly elected President Allende in Chile, the U.S. invasions of Panama and Grenada, U.S. support for the cultivation and training of paramilitary death squads in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Colombia, as well as similarly severe but less well-known situations in other countries such as Uruguay, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Honduras, and Guatemala. Masters of War offers, from an informed perspective, perhaps for the first time, a distanced, objective analysis of recent Latin American history. Clara Nieto's depth of knowledge and understanding is an invaluable resource at a time when the media is seen as unapologetically aligned with the interests of major corporations and policymakers, and the American public has reached a new height of apprehension regarding the intentions behind and consequences of its government's policies. |