تاريخ موجز عن تدخل الولايات المتحدة في أمريكا الجنوبية والكاريبي

by Alan L. McPherson, محمود ثروت (ترجمة)

كتاب يقدم نظرة شاملة ومثيرة للتفكير حول التدخلات الأمريكية في المنطقة منذ عام 1800 وحتى اليوم. يناقش الكتاب الدوافع الاقتصادية والسياسية والثقافية لهذه التدخلات ويبرز ردود أفعال دول أمريكا اللاتينية.
أصبح هذا الكتاب مرجعًا مهمًا لفهم التدخلات الأمريكية في أمريكا اللاتينية وتأثيراتها، مما يجعله إضافة ضرورية لأي مكتبة عربية.
"كتب آلان ماكفيرسون سردًا واضحًا وموجزًا وجذابًا لتاريخ التدخل الأمريكي في أمريكا اللاتينية ومنطقة البحر الكاريبي. لقد أنتج ماكفيرسون إضافة جديرة بالاهتمام عن العلاقات الأمريكية اللاتينية الأمريكية"
―Gregory Weeks, The Latin Americanist, Vol. 61, No. 2

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Politics, American, American History, United States

259 pages, Paperback

First published January 21, 2016

Reviews

[Laura Hoffman Brauman · Rating 4 out of 5]

How often did the US intervene in Latin America and the Caribbean? A lot - so much more than I was aware of. Why did the US intervene? That's probably more complicated - political reasons, economic reasons, and more -- but what all of that boiled down to is that the US intervened because they felt like they could if it suited their interests. Even when we had an overt policy of not intervening, we were funding groups and providing resources to support actions by others that we felt suited our interests. As I have read more Caribbean literature over the past two years, I had rapidly realized how unaware and uneducated I was about this topic. This book was a really good introduction for me and I will keep it as a reference - going back to sections to reread if there is a tie in to a novel that I am reading. This is definitely an academic work - it's basically a short textbook and it reads like one. I tackled it a chapter at a time, which was the right pace for me. I learned so much in reading this - the focus, though, is on the intervention and I want to now read more about the impact of that intervention on the people and the countries beyond the change in political leadership of the country. If you are looking for a broad understanding of US involvement in this part of the world, I'd recommend this as a good starting point.

[Abe Shklar · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was truly fascinating. McPherson reviews many different US interventions in Latin America from a political perspective, examining how the United States is imperialism where is both economical and Geo political. McPherson presents a great amount of evidence to support his claims, which are essentially that the United States’ Use Latin American countries to gain political ground on their opponents. I do not have a great deal of background on the subject, but I think this is a solid introduction to the issue:

[Julian Scannone · Rating 3 out of 5]

Como leer un articulo de Wikipedia gigante. Interesante pero con muchísima información y sin mucho hilo narrativo

[Jennifer Lopez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good overview of US intervention in Latin America. A great place to start before delving into more detail on specific countries and interventions to grasp an understanding of the wider picture.

[Derek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Asking cynical questions like "why can't those countries get it together?" only reveals the ignorance of the person asking.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great summary

Good summary of U.S. Interventions in Latin America. Does a lot to explain the nation's role in helping to create the problems that challenge these countries now.

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

It certainly was a short history. Light on details.

[Gregory · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read Alan McPherson's A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (2016) and will have a review come out later this year in The Latin Americanist. A sample:

Alan McPherson has written a clear, succinct, and engaging account of the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean, which of course is a topic with no shortage of case studies. It is a synthesis aimed at classroom use, and will work admirably in that regard.

McPherson lays out what he calls the “Five C’s” as a way to orient the reader. These are 1) causes; 2) consequences; 3) contestation; 4) collaboration; and 5) context. They’re more usefully viewed as guideposts rather than a framework, intended as categories for the reader to better grasp the narrative. For instructors, they will provide a useful way to help students understand causation and make comparisons across cases.


If you are teaching U.S.-Latin American Relations (or if you're an interested student reading this) then give it a look.

From http://weeksnotice.blogspot.com/2017/...

[Jack Hrkach · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been reading up on this subject to remind myself of the US's godawful treatment of our neighbors, especially in light of the recent debacle at our southwestern border. I found this one quite useful.

McPherson writes it as a textbook, but it is not at all textbook-ish. It is very well organized and clearly written. It takes the reader from the beginnings of such interventions - ("the halls of Montezuma" and on) to 2016. He has researched and documented the material extremely thoroughly, and I would say presents as fair a case as possible. I am pretty certain he is on the side of those who, like myself, pretty much loathe what we've done to our neighbors just south of us over the last two centuries, but looks carefully at all sides of the issues. Other writers are much more obvious in their slant, and can err on the side of not giving any credit ever to the US.

So this was a refreshing book for me, as well as very informative. If you are interested in such matters - and you should be - have a look at this fine book.

[Nicolás · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but informative