Close Encounters of Empire
Subtitle: Writing the Cultural History of U.S.-Latin American Relations (American Encounters/Global Interactions)
Contributors: Antonio  Caro (Contributor); Jean Adams (Contributor); Kelley  Bush (Contributor); Maria Suescun (Contributor); Maria del Carmen Suescun Pozas (Contributor); Michael Lebron (Contributor); Michael Schroeder (Contributor); Seth Fein (Contributor); Gilbert M. Joseph (Editor); Catherine LeGrand (Editor); Ricardo D.  Salvatore (Editor)
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: December 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 575
ISBN-13: 9780822320852
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Cultural studies; International relations; Popular Culture - General; Latin America - General; Popular Culture; U.S. - Latin America Relations; Social Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; South America; USA; Modern - 20th Century; General; History, U.S.; Latin American Studies; Political Science/European Pol; American influences; Relations; United States; Civilization; Latin America
First sentence: It is a commonplace that Latin American history has been powerfully influenced by foreigners and foreign powers-not least by North Americans and the United States.