Yankee No!: Anti-Americanism in U.S.-Latin American Relations - Hardcover

McPherson, Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674011848 ISBN 13: 9780674011847

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2003

Synopsis

In 1958, angry Venezuelans attacked Vice President Richard Nixon in Caracas, opening a turbulent decade in Latin American-U.S. relations. In Yankee No! Alan McPherson sheds much-needed light on the controversial and pressing problem of anti-U.S. sentiment in the world.

Examining the roots of anti-Americanism in Latin America, McPherson focuses on three major crises: the Cuban Revolution, the 1964 Panama riots, and U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic. Deftly combining cultural and political analysis, he demonstrates the shifting and complex nature of anti-Americanism in each country and the love-hate ambivalence of most Latin Americans toward the United States. When rising panic over "Yankee hating" led Washington to try to contain foreign hostility, the government displayed a surprisingly coherent and consistent response, maintaining an ideological self-confidence that has outlasted a Latin American diplomacy torn between resentment and admiration of the United States.

However, McPherson warns, U.S. leaders run a great risk if they continue to ignore the deeper causes of anti-Americanism. Written with dramatic flair, Yankee No! is a timely, compelling, and carefully researched contribution to international history.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan L. McPherson is Associate Professor of Internatioal and Area Studies, University of Oklahoma.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0674011848
• ISBN 13: 9780674011847
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272