Panama : Made in the USA / John Weeks and Phil Gunson

Weeks, John (1941-)

ISBN 10: 0906156556 / ISBN 13: 9780906156551

Published by London : Latin American Bureau ; New York, NY : Distribution In North America By Monthly Review Press, 1991

About this Item

Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 131 pages; Description: xix, 131 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Subjects: United States--Foreign relations--Panama. Panama--Foreign relations--United States. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-128) and index. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Panama : Made in the USA / John Weeks and Phil Gunson
• Publisher: London : Latin American Bureau ; New York, NY : Distribution In North America By Monthly Review Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0906156556
• ISBN 13: 9780906156551
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

How did Manuel Noriega, the CIA's most important agent in Central America, become the US administration's most wanted criminal? Why did 22,000 US troops invade Panama, to arrest a man who had been a staunch ally of the US? Was his involvement in the drug trade the real reason for General Noriega's downfall? Panama: Made in the USA explores the unanswered questions behind the invasion of December 1989 and looks at the turbulent history of US-Panamanian relations, in particular the bitter struggle for control of the Panama Canal. It analyses the economic and geo-strategic importance of a country literally created by and for the US government. Looking at Panama since the invasion, the authors explore the challenge facing the US-installed Endara government as rebuilds a country shattered by invasion and US sanctions.

About the Author

John. F. Weeks is Professor of International Politics and Economics at MIddlebury College. An internationally recognized development economist with extensive policy-related work in developing countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia, Jamaica, Peru, and Nicaragua, he has served as consultant for most of the major multilateral agencies, including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.