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- Book Title
- Brazil, the United States, and the South American Subsystem: Regi
- ISBN
- 9780739173282
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Brazil, the United States, and the South American Subsystem : Regional Politics and the Absent Empire
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 14.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 172 Pages
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The United States has often acted as an empire in Latin America. Nevertheless, there has been an obvious dissimilarity between U.S. actions in South America and U.S. actions in the rest of Latin America, which is illustrated by the fact that the United States never sent troops to invade a South American country. While geographic distance and strategic considerations may have played a role, they provide at best incomplete explanations for the U.S.'s relative absence south of Panama. The fact that the United States has had a distinct pattern of interactions with South America is thus not captured by the typical concept of Latin America. In Brazil, the United States, and the South American Subsystem: Regional Politics and the Absent Empire, Carlos Gustavo Poggio Teixeira recuperates the virtually neglected literature on regional subsystems. In so doing, Teixeira maintains that researchers of inter-American relations would greatly benefit from a characterization reflecting actual regional realities more than entrenched preconceptions. Such a characterization involves subdividing the Western Hemisphere in two regional subsystems: North and South America. This subdivision allows for uncovering regional dynamics that can help explain the U.S.'s limited interference in South American affairs compared to the rest of Latin America. This book argues that the role of Brazil as a status quo regional power in South America is the key to understanding this phenomenon. Through a historical analysis focusing on specific cases spanning three centuries, this research demonstrates that Brazil, regardless of particular domestic settings, has deliberately affected the calculations of costs and benefits of a more significant US involvement in South America. While in the past Brazil has taken actions that resulted in increasing the benefits of the U.S.'s limited involvement in South America, in more recent times it has sought to increase the costs of a more significant U.S. presence. Teixeira then considers some of the theoretical and political implications of the framework laid out by this research. Brazil, the United States, and the South American Subsystem is a groundbreaking investigation of U.S.-Latin American relations and the politics of imperialism.
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Publisher
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN-10
0739173286
ISBN-13
9780739173282
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143572151
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Brazil, the United States, and the South American Subsystem : Regional Politics and the Absent Empire
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
172 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
14.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E183.8.B7t45 2012
Grade from
College Graduate Student
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In this important new book, Poggio Teixeira, a Brazillian scholar, argues that there never was a single U.S. policy on Latin America. . .Instead, there are two regional subsystems: North America and South America. . . .Poggio has written a significant book that makes two compelling points that should chart a new path for scholars in inter-American relations. . .the Americas should be viewed as two regional subsystems and that U.S. policy should be directed at each. That point is truer now than ever before., Teixeira, a rising Brazilian scholar, forcefully makes the case that the United States has employed radically different policies in Mexico and the Caribbean basin than in more distant South America. Historically, heavy U.S. interventionism, so visible in nations close to the United States, has not been visited on South America--because, Teixeira demonstrates, Brazil has protected core U.S. interests there. Teixeira may overstate the heft of Brazilian diplomacy and the enthusiasm of other South American states for Brazilian leadership, but his inspired insights demand the revision of much conventional wisdom regarding inter-American relations., Teixeira's book is a most timely addition to the literature on Latin America the Inter-American System. He demonstrates that South America is a clearly separate sub-system and that Brazil's geo-political interest in the stability of that system has served both Brazilian and US interests while limiting US involvement in South America. Case studies of the evolution of MERCOSUR and now UNASUR as alternatives to US regional policies, especially a hemisphere-wide free trade agreement, and the discussion of Brazil's response to the instability and overthrow of the Allende Government in Chile provide tantalizing new insights. The book is a must-read to understand Brazil's increasingly visible role on the world stage., "Latin America" is a vague cultural entity of little use in international relations, argues Teixeira (Pontifical Univ., Brazil). Based on proximity and number of interactions, the hemisphere contains two "regional subsystems," a North American subsytem extending south to Panama and a South American one further south. The US is clearly the hegemon of the north and has intervened directly in the Caribbean and Central America many times. Further south, the US is the "absent empire" that does not mind Brazil pursuing its own interests and regional stability. The US and Brazil were always friendly and usually had parallel interests. Teixeira uses three periods to make his case. During the 19th century, the Monroe Doctrine focused narrowly on the Caribbean, not at all on South America. During the Cold War, the US favored the 1964 Brazilian coup and 1973 Chilean coup but did little to promote them. Brazil played a much larger role in Chile in 1973. More recently, the US viewed the 1994 NAFTA as a step to a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), but Brazil preferred the 1995 Mercosur to keep its dominant regional role, and FTAA died. Summing Up: Recommended., Teixeira, a rising Brazilian scholar, forcefully makes the case that the United States has employed radically different policies in Mexico and the Caribbean basin than in more distant South America. Historically, heavy U.S. interventionism, so visible in nations close to the United States, has not been visited on South America-because, Teixeira demonstrates, Brazil has protected core U.S. interests there. Teixeira may overstate the heft of Brazilian diplomacy and the enthusiasm of other South American states for Brazilian leadership, but his inspired insights demand the revision of much conventional wisdom regarding inter-American relations., This is a very valuable book for students and the informed public with an interest in the Americas. Relying on a rich range of sources, the author effectively combines theory and history to bridge the analytical gap between North and South America. Policymakers, too, will find in this highly readable study valuable insights on the conduct of bilateral relations between the United States and Brazil.
Table of Content
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Regional Subsystemic Approach Chapter 3: The South American Subsystem Chapter 4: The Monroe Doctrine and the Early Developments of a South American Subsystem Chapter 5: The United States and the South American Subsystem During the Cold War: The Case of Chile Chapter 6: Negotiating the FTAA: The South American Subsystem After the Cold War Chapter 7: Conclusions Bibliography
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Globalization, Imperialism, International Relations / General, General
Lccn
2012-021157
Dewey Decimal
327.73081
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Political Science
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