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America/Américas : myth in the making of U.S. policy toward Latin America

Author: Eldon Kenworthy
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1995.
Edition/Format: Book : State or province government publication : English
Summary: "Complex, sweeping, provocative interpretation of negative US cultural perceptions of Latin America and their influence on regional actions; argues that opinions rooted in myth of US exceptionalism and fear of extrahemispheric rivals, coupled with view of Latin Americans as culturally and politically inferior, results in both forceful and benign US paternalism"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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Named Person: Ronald Reagan; Oscar Arias Sánchez
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Eldon Kenworthy
ISBN: 0271014148 9780271014142 0271014156 9780271014159
OCLC Number: 30663639
Description: xvi, 189 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Other Titles: Myth in the making of U.S. policy toward Latin America
Responsibility: Eldon Kenworthy.

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"Complex, sweeping, provocative interpretation of negative US cultural perceptions of Latin America and their influence on regional actions; argues that opinions rooted in myth of US exceptionalism and fear of extrahemispheric rivals, coupled with view of Latin Americans as culturally and politically inferior, results in both forceful and benign US paternalism"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

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