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Beschreibung
This book was first published in 1989. The Soviet presence and purposes in Latin America are a matter of great controversy, yet no serious study was hitherto combined with a regional perspective (concentrating on the nature and regional impact of Soviet activity on the ground) and diplomatic analysis, examining the strategic and ideological factors that influence Soviet foreign policy. Nicola Miller's lucid and accessible survey of Soviet-Latin American relations over the past quarter-century demonstrates clearly that existing, heavily 'geo-political' accounts distort the real nature of Soviet activity in the area, closely constrained by local political, social and geographical factors. In a broadly chronological series of case-studies Dr Miller argues that, American counter-influence apart, enormous physical and communicational barriers obstruct Soviet-Latin American relations and that the lack of economic complementarity imposes a natural obstacle to trading growth: even Cuba, often cited as 'proof' of Soviet designs upon the area, is only an apparent exception.
This book was first published in 1989. The Soviet presence and purposes in Latin America are a matter of great controversy, yet no serious study was hitherto combined with a regional perspective (concentrating on the nature and regional impact of Soviet activity on the ground) and diplomatic analysis, examining the strategic and ideological factors that influence Soviet foreign policy. Nicola Miller's lucid and accessible survey of Soviet-Latin American relations over the past quarter-century demonstrates clearly that existing, heavily 'geo-political' accounts distort the real nature of Soviet activity in the area, closely constrained by local political, social and geographical factors. In a broadly chronological series of case-studies Dr Miller argues that, American counter-influence apart, enormous physical and communicational barriers obstruct Soviet-Latin American relations and that the lack of economic complementarity imposes a natural obstacle to trading growth: even Cuba, often cited as 'proof' of Soviet designs upon the area, is only an apparent exception.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Soviet interest in Latin America; 2. 'Communist subversion' in Latin America? The impact of Marxist thought; 3. Castro's Cuba - 'a gift to the Russians'? The Soviet-Cuban embrace, 1959-1962; 4. The Soviet-Cuban balancesheet; 5. 'Socialism with red wine ...' Moscow and Chile's Popular Unity experiment; 6. The Soviet Union and the major Latin American powers; 7. The USSR and the Central American crisis; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521359795
ISBN-10: 0521359791
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Miller, Nicola
Redaktion: Mcauley, Mary
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Nicola Miller
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.09.2009
Gewicht: 0,434 kg
Artikel-ID: 101149169

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