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RR 2014/155 Encyclopedia of U.S. Military Interventions in Latin America Edited by Alan McPherson ABC-Clio Santa Barbara, CA 2013 ISBN 978 1 59884 260 9 URL: www.abc-clio.com/ product.aspx?isbn=9781598842593 Contact publisher for pricing information Also available as a 2 vol. printed set (ISBN 978 1 59884 259 3 £119 $189)
Keywords Conflict, Electronic media, Encyclopedias, South America, United States of America, Latin America
Review DOI 10.1108/RR-11-2013-0294
Within a few decades of the establishment of the USA, the country had begun intervening in the affairs of neighbouring countries of the Central and South American and Caribbean regions, a policy which has continued to the present day. The present work analyses both the major interventions and minor conflicts stemming from the USA's military operations in these areas and examines the people, places, legislation and strategies that contributed to these events. In addition to documented facts and figures, the alphabetically organized entries present fascinating anecdotes on the...