Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Empire's Workshop : Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism by Greg Grandin (2007, Trade Paperback)
AlibrisBooks (464524)
98.6% positive feedback
Price:
$74.29
Free shipping
Returns:
30 days returns. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
New Trade paperback
- Buy It NowEmpire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805083235
ISBN-139780805083231
eBay Product ID (ePID)57094801
Product Key Features
Book TitleEmpire's Workshop : Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Imperialism, General, International Relations / General, Latin America / General
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, History
AuthorGreg Grandin
Book SeriesAmerican Empire Project Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsGreg Grandin knows the history of modern Guatemala better than anybody else in the world outside of that country-and therefore understands the nature of U.S. attitudes and action toward Latin America at their most disturbing. This grants him keen insight into the manic ferocity behind U.S. imperialism across the globe today, which he describes in fine, rich, vivid, bitter detail. Grandin also shrewdly observes that the outrages possible in little U.S. neo-colonies are not so easy to accomplish on a grand scale. His admirable book deserves many, many serious readers., "The Americans who engineered countless military coups, death squads and massacres in Latin America never paid for their crimes -- instead they got promoted and they're now running the 'War on Terror.' Grandin had always been a brilliant historian, now he uses those detective skills in a book that is absolutely crucial to understanding our present." --Naomi Klein, author of "No Logo" "Greg Grandin knows the history of modern Guatemala better than anybody else in the world outside of that country-and therefore understands the nature of U.S. attitudes and action toward Latin America at their most disturbing. This grants him keen insight into the manic ferocity behind U.S. imperialism across the globe today, which he describes in fine, rich, vivid, bitter detail. Grandin also shrewdly observes that the outrages possible in little U.S. neo-colonies are not so easy to accomplish on a grand scale. His admirable book deserves many, many serious readers." --John Womack, Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History and Economics, Harvard University and author of "Zapata", "The Americans who engineered countless military coups, death squads and massacres in Latin America never paid for their crimes -- instead they got promoted and they're now running the 'War on Terror.' Grandin had always been a brilliant historian, now he uses those detective skills in a book that is absolutely crucial to understanding our present." --Naomi Klein, author of No Logo "Greg Grandin knows the history of modern Guatemala better than anybody else in the world outside of that country-and therefore understands the nature of U.S. attitudes and action toward Latin America at their most disturbing. This grants him keen insight into the manic ferocity behind U.S. imperialism across the globe today, which he describes in fine, rich, vivid, bitter detail. Grandin also shrewdly observes that the outrages possible in little U.S. neo-colonies are not so easy to accomplish on a grand scale. His admirable book deserves many, many serious readers." --John Womack, Robert Woods Bliss Professor of Latin American History and Economics, Harvard University and author of Zapata, The Americans who engineered countless military coups, death squads and massacres in Latin America never paid for their crimes -- instead they got promoted and they're now running the 'War on Terror.' Grandin had always been a brilliant historian, now he uses those detective skills in a book that is absolutely crucial to understanding our present.
Dewey Decimal325/.320973
Table Of ContentIntroduction: The Camel Not in the Koran 1. How Latin America Saved the United States from Itself 2. The Most Important Place in the World: Toward a New Imperialism 3. Going Primitive: The Violence of the New Imperialism 4. Bringing It All Back Home: The Politics of the New Imperialism 5. The Third Conquest of Latin America: The Economics of the New Imperialism 6. Globalization's Showpiece: The Failure of the New Imperialism Conclusion: Iraq Is Not Arabic for Latin America Afterword Notes Index
Edition DescriptionAnnotated edition
Synopsis"Grandin has always been a brilliant historian; now he uses his detective skills in a book that is absolutely crucial to understanding our present."--Naomi Klein, author of No Logo The British and Roman empires are often invoked as precedents to the Bush administration's aggressive foreign policy. But America's imperial identity was actually shaped much closer to home. In a brilliant excavation of long-obscured history, Empire's Workshop shows how Latin America has functioned as a proving ground for American strategies and tactics overseas. Historian Greg Grandin follows the United States' imperial operations from Jefferson's aspirations for an "empire of liberty" in Cuba and Spanish Florida to Reagan's support for brutally oppressive but U.S.-friendly regimes in Central America. He traces the origins of Bush's current policies back to Latin America, where many of the administration's leading lights first embraced the deployment of military power to advance free market economics and enlisted the evangelical movement in support of their ventures. With much of Latin America now in open rebellion against U.S. domination, Grandin asks: If Washington failed to bring prosperity and democracy to Latin America--its own backyard "workshop"--what are the chances it will do so for the world?
LC Classification NumberF1418.G66 2010
All listings for this product
Be the first to write a review
