Latin America and the Global Cold War

Latin America and the Global Cold War
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 437
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ISBN-10 : 9781469655703
ISBN-13 : 1469655705
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Book Synopsis Latin America and the Global Cold War by : Thomas C. Field Jr.

Download or read book Latin America and the Global Cold War written by Thomas C. Field Jr. and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2020-04-08 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latin America and the Global Cold War analyzes more than a dozen of Latin America's forgotten encounters with Africa, Asia, and the Communist world, and by placing the region in meaningful dialogue with the wider Global South, this volume produces the first truly global history of contemporary Latin America. It uncovers a multitude of overlapping and sometimes conflicting iterations of Third Worldist movements in Latin America, and offers insights for better understanding the region's past, as well as its possible futures, challenging us to consider how the Global Cold War continues to inform Latin America's ongoing political struggles. Contributors: Miguel Serra Coelho, Thomas C. Field Jr., Sarah Foss, Michelle Getchell, Eric Gettig, Alan McPherson, Stella Krepp, Eline van Ommen, Eugenia Palieraki, Vanni Pettina, Tobias Rupprecht, David M. K. Sheinin, Christy Thornton, Miriam Elizabeth Villanueva, and Odd Arne Westad.


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