Latin America During World War II (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Leonard, Thomas M.; Bratzel, John F.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The first full-length study of World War II from the Latin American perspective, this unique volume offers an in-depth analysis of the region during wartime. Each country responded to World War II according to its own national interests, which often conflicted with those of the Allies, including the United States. The contributors systematically consider how each country dealt with commonly shared problems: the Axis threat to the national order, the extent of military cooperation with the Allies, and the war's impact on the national economy and domestic political and social structures. Drawing on both U.S. and Latin American primary sources, the book offers a rigorous comparison of the wartime experiences of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Central America, Gran Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216241126
• Artikelnr.: 75138804

Autorenporträt

Thomas M. Leonard is professor of history and director of the international studies program at the University of North Florida. John F. Bratzel is professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures and graduate coordinator in the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Michigan State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 PART I: Central America during World War II
Chapter 2 Mexico: Industrialization Through Unity
Chapter 3 Central America: On the Periphery
Chapter 4 Panama: Nationalism and the Challenge to Canal Security
Chapter 5 Dominican Republic: The Axis, the Allies and the Trujillo
Dictatorship
Chapter 6 Puerto Rico: Quiet Participant
Part 7 PART II: South America during World War II
Chapter 8 Bolivarian Nations: Securing the Northern Frontier
Chapter 9 Peru: International Developments and Local Realities
Chapter 10 Brazil: Benefits of Cooperation
Chapter 11 Chile:An Effort at Neutrality
Chapter 12 Argentina: The Closet Ally