The Third Century

This completely revised and updated text focuses on U.S. relations with Latin America from the advent of the New Diplomacy late in the nineteenth century to the present. Providing a balanced perspective, it presents both the U.S. view that the Western Hemisphere needed to unite under a common democratic, capitalistic society and Latin American countries' response to U.S. attempts to impose these goals on its southern neighbors. The authors examine the reciprocal interactions between the two regions, each with distinctive purposes, outlooks, interests, and cultures. They also place U.S.-Latin American relations within the larger global political and economic context.

Mark T. Gilderhus (d. 2015) was Lyndon Baines Johnson Chair at Texas Christian University. David C. LaFevor isassistant professor of history and digital humanities at the University of Texas at Arlington. Michael J. LaRosa is associate professor of history at Rhodes College.

Acknowledgments Preface to the Second Edition Introduction to the First Edition Chapter 1: Expansion, Empire, and Intervention, 1889-1913 Chapter 2: Revolution, War, and Expansion, 1913-1929 Chapter 3: Depression, War, and the Good Neighbor, 1929-1945 Chapter 4: Cold War, Dependency, and Change, 1945-1959 Photo Essay Chapter 5: Castro, Cuba, and Containment, 1959-1979 Chapter 6: Cuba, the United States, and the World: From Mariel to Obama Chapter 7: The Limits of Hegemony? 1979-c.1990 Chapter 8: NAFTA to Now in Three Keys: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture Conclusion Selected Bibliography