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Historical Dictionary of United States-Caribbean Relations

Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner and Clifford Griffin

The relationship between the world’s largest power and the small nations of the Caribbean has been and remains rich and varied. The history of political and security collaboration is long, if not untroubled: the United States is the Caribbean’s predominant trade and investment partner, and U.S. culture is as pervasive in the region as are U.S. goods. At the same time, the proximity, smallness, and economic dependence of these countries have all contributed to a tendency for the United States to seek to dominate the region, often enough by resort to hard power. From the nineteenth century through the Cold War, the United States has resorted to military interventions and coercive diplomacy to ensure that this region, so close to its shores, remains stable and friendly.

The Historical Dictionary of United States-Caribbean Relations contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries onimportant personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 236 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-5381-0222-0 • Hardback • July 2017 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-5381-0223-7 • eBook • July 2017 • $105.50 • (£82.00)
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations
Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy, Reference / Dictionaries
Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner is Professor of Political Science in the Colin Powell School of Civic and Global Leadership at the City College and Professor in the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. She is a specialist in foreign policy, diplomacy and development, particularly with respect to small states (and specifically Caribbean states) as well as the nations of the global south in general.

Clifford E. Griffin is Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, teaching in the Department of Political Science, School of Public & International Affairs, College of Humanities and Social Sciences. His ongoing collaborations include a University of London Institute of the Americas research project on the role of Westminster in the Caribbean and two projects with the University of São Paulo on building democracy.
Editor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Map
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendices:
  1. The Monroe Doctrine (extract)
  2. The Platt Amendment (extract)
  3. The Roosevelt Corollary
  4. President Ronald Reagan’s Speech on the Caribbean basin Initiative (extract)
  5. President H. W. Bush’s Speech on the Enterprise of the Americas Initiative
  6. President Barack Obama on the Normalization of Relations with Cuba
Bibliography
About the Authors
The relationship with the small Caribbean nations and their bigger neighbor to the North has been both a source of conflict and enlightenment. While U.S. culture and manufactured goods dominate the region, the relationship between the two parties has been a rocky one over the past three centuries. This excellent historical dictionary treats each topic in a uniform, unbiased fashion. Topics include, among others: Bay of Pigs Invasion, Eric Matthew Gairy, Papa Doc, Guantanamo Bay, Congress of Vienna, Jimmy Carter, Donald Trump, Che Guevara, and the Caribbean Diaspora. Also included is a collection of topics under the theme ‘United States, Interventions in …’ which chronicles more direct attempts by Washington to influence local political outcomes in the region. In addition to the historical dictionary section, the authors have provided a map, acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, a 21-page introduction, a bibliography, and the text of historical documents.... Overall this is a handy guide to United States-Caribbean relations that will provide basic information on topics of interest.
— American Reference Books Annual


Historical Dictionary of United States-Caribbean Relations

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eBook
Summary
Summary
  • The relationship between the world’s largest power and the small nations of the Caribbean has been and remains rich and varied. The history of political and security collaboration is long, if not untroubled: the United States is the Caribbean’s predominant trade and investment partner, and U.S. culture is as pervasive in the region as are U.S. goods. At the same time, the proximity, smallness, and economic dependence of these countries have all contributed to a tendency for the United States to seek to dominate the region, often enough by resort to hard power. From the nineteenth century through the Cold War, the United States has resorted to military interventions and coercive diplomacy to ensure that this region, so close to its shores, remains stable and friendly.

    The Historical Dictionary of United States-Caribbean Relations contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries onimportant personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 236 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
    978-1-5381-0222-0 • Hardback • July 2017 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
    978-1-5381-0223-7 • eBook • July 2017 • $105.50 • (£82.00)
    Series: Historical Dictionaries of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations
    Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy, Reference / Dictionaries
Author
Author
  • Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner is Professor of Political Science in the Colin Powell School of Civic and Global Leadership at the City College and Professor in the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. She is a specialist in foreign policy, diplomacy and development, particularly with respect to small states (and specifically Caribbean states) as well as the nations of the global south in general.

    Clifford E. Griffin is Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, teaching in the Department of Political Science, School of Public & International Affairs, College of Humanities and Social Sciences. His ongoing collaborations include a University of London Institute of the Americas research project on the role of Westminster in the Caribbean and two projects with the University of São Paulo on building democracy.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Editor’s Foreword Jon Woronoff
    Preface
    Acronyms and Abbreviations
    Map
    Chronology
    Introduction
    THE DICTIONARY
    Appendices:
    1. The Monroe Doctrine (extract)
    2. The Platt Amendment (extract)
    3. The Roosevelt Corollary
    4. President Ronald Reagan’s Speech on the Caribbean basin Initiative (extract)
    5. President H. W. Bush’s Speech on the Enterprise of the Americas Initiative
    6. President Barack Obama on the Normalization of Relations with Cuba
    Bibliography
    About the Authors
Reviews
Reviews
  • The relationship with the small Caribbean nations and their bigger neighbor to the North has been both a source of conflict and enlightenment. While U.S. culture and manufactured goods dominate the region, the relationship between the two parties has been a rocky one over the past three centuries. This excellent historical dictionary treats each topic in a uniform, unbiased fashion. Topics include, among others: Bay of Pigs Invasion, Eric Matthew Gairy, Papa Doc, Guantanamo Bay, Congress of Vienna, Jimmy Carter, Donald Trump, Che Guevara, and the Caribbean Diaspora. Also included is a collection of topics under the theme ‘United States, Interventions in …’ which chronicles more direct attempts by Washington to influence local political outcomes in the region. In addition to the historical dictionary section, the authors have provided a map, acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, a 21-page introduction, a bibliography, and the text of historical documents.... Overall this is a handy guide to United States-Caribbean relations that will provide basic information on topics of interest.
    — American Reference Books Annual


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