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OverviewVery few works of history, if any, delve into the daily interactions of U.S. Foreign Service members in Latin America during the era of Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy. But as Jorrit van den Berk argues, the encounters between these rank-and-file diplomats and local officials reveal the complexities, procedures, intrigues, and shifting alliances that characterized the precarious balance of U.S. foreign relations with right-wing dictatorial regimes. Using accounts from twenty-two ministers and ambassadors, Becoming a Good Neighbor among Dictators is a careful, sophisticated account of how the U.S. Foreign Service implemented ever-changing State Department directives from the 1930s through the Second World War and early Cold War, and in so doing, transformed the U.S.-Central American relationship. How did Foreign Service officers translate broad policy guidelines into local realities? Could the U.S. fight dictatorships in Europe while simultaneously collaborating with dictators in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras? What role did diplomats play in the standoff between democratic and authoritarian forces? In investigating these questions, Van den Berk draws new conclusions about the political culture of the Foreign Service, its position between Washington policymakers and local actors, and the consequences of foreign intervention. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jorrit van den BerkPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2018 Weight: 0.721kg ISBN: 9783319699851ISBN 10: 3319699857 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 23 January 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Coping with the Caudillos.- 2. The Envoys: The Foreign Service in Central America, 1930–1952.- 3. Origins: The rise of the caudillos and the defeat of non-recognition, 1930–1934.- 4. Continuismo: The Good Neighbor and non-interference, 1934–1936.- 5. Becoming Benign Dictators: The Good Neighbor and fascism, 1936–39.- 6. The Best of Neighbors: The alliance against fascism, 1939–1944.- 7. The Casualties of War: The Central American upheavals of 1944.- 8. The Post-War Moment: An opening for democracy, 1944–1947.- 9. The Middle of the Road: The Cold War comes to Central America, 1947–1954.- 10. Becoming a Good Neighbor among Dictators.ReviewsAuthor InformationJorrit van den Berk is Assistant Professor of North American Studies at Radboud University, The Netherlands. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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