UID:
almafu_9960010644702883
Format:
1 online resource (219 p.)
ISBN:
1-283-91282-1
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1-4766-0016-3
Content:
Throughout the 20th century, the emergence of authoritarian dictatorships in Latin America coincided with periods of social convulsion and economic uncertainty. This book covers 15 dictators representing every decade of the century and geographically from the Caribbean and North and Central and South America. Each chapter covers their personal information (childhood, education, marriage, family...), assumption of power, relationship with the United States, oppression of civilians, and collapse of their regimes. The book also investigates inherent contradictions in U.S. foreign policy: promoting
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Porrio Díaz, Mexico (1876-1911); 2. Manuel Estrada Cabrera, Guatemala (1898-1920); 3. Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, Brazil (1930-1945 and 1951-1954); 4. Rafael Trujillo, Dominican Republic (1930-1961); 5. Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Venezuela (1952-1958); 6. Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, Colombia (1953-1957); 7. Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, Paraguay (1954-1989); 8. The Duvalier Family, Haiti (1957-1986); 9. The Somoza Dynasty, Nicaragua (1936-1979); 10. Hugo Banzer Suárez, Bolivia (1971-1978 and 1997-2001)
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11. Juan María Bordaberry Arocena, Uruguay (1972-1976)12. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, Chile (1973-1990); 13. Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentina (1976-1981); 14. Efraín Ríos Montt, Guatemala (1982-1983); 15. Manuel Noriega, Panama (1983-1989); Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7864-6691-X
Language:
English
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