Talons of the eagle : Latin America, the United States, and the world /
Smith, Peter H.,author.
Covarrubias Velasco, Ana,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Global Politics and U.S.-Latin American Relations -- The European Game -- The Gospel of Democracy -- Latin America: Responses to Imperialism -- Mr. Roosevelt's Neighborhood -- Closing Ranks -- Making Friends -- Crushing Enemies -- Latin America: Fighting the Cold War Globalization and War -- Hegemony and Geoeconomics -- Latin America: Playing the Geoeconomic Game -- Post 9/11: The War on Terror -- Latin America: Seizing Opportunities -- Dilemmas of Immigration -- Drug Trafficking, Drug Wars -- Tales of Two Presidents.