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Encyclopedia of U.S.–Latin American Relations
explores more than 200 years of political, military, economic, and cultural connections between
the United States of America and its neighbors to the south. With contributions from more than
160 scholars in history, political science, and Latin American studies, this three-volume set
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Union in the 20th century, Japan and China in the 21st century).
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Thomas M. Leonard is Distinguished university Professor emeritus
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edited more than eighteen books and reference works, including Fidel
Castro: A Biography, and the Encyclopedia of the Developing World
(chosen as an outstanding Reference Source by the Reference and user
Services Association in 2007), as well as numerous journal articles and
book chapters. He has also served on the editorial board of The Latin
Americanist and Journal of Third World Studies.
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Jürgen Buchenau is chair of the department of history at the university
of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Kyle Longley is the Snell Family Dean’s Distinguished Professor in
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of politics and global studies at Arizona State university.
Graeme S. Mount is professor of history emeritus at laurentian
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
U.S.-LATIN AMERICAN
RELATIONS
Volume
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
U.S.-LATIN AMERICAN
RELATIONS
Thomas M. Leonard, EDITOR IN CHIEF
Jürgen Buchenau
Kyle Longley
Graeme S. Mount
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1 Oliver’s Yard Cover photos: MONROE DOCTRINE, 1823. ‘The Birth of the Monroe
55 City Road Doctrine.’ Left to right: John Quincy Adams, William Harris Crawford, William
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Encyclopedia of U.S.-Latin American Relations
CONTENTS
VOLUME 1
Alphabetical Table of Contents ix
About the Editors xix
List of Authors xxi
Preface xxv
Introduction xxvii
Entries, A–E 1
Index, following page 336
VOLUME 2
Alphabetical Table of Contents ix
Entries, F–N 337
Index, following page 672
VOLUME 3
Alphabetical Table of Contents ix
Entries, O–Z 673
Index, following page 984
