Our own backyard : the United States in Central America, 1977-1992 / William M. LeoGrande.

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LeoGrande, William M

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9780807898802
0807898805

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Our own backyard.DDC classification:

327.730728/09/048 22

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F1436.8.U6 L453 1998eb

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15.85

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Contents:

pt. I. Origins. 1. A New Beginning. 2. The Dragons' Teeth of War. 3. From Carter to Reagan. 4. The Vicar Draws the Line. 5. A New Policy for Nicaragua. 6. Tough Guys pt. II. El Salvador. 7. The Tonic of Elections. 8. The War Party Takes Control. 9. The President Moves to Center Stage. 10. The Politics of Murder. 11. From Conflict to Consensus. 12. El Salvador Disappears pt. III. Nicaragua. 13. Launching the Not So Secret War. 14. Gunboat Diplomacy. 15. Bringing the War to a Head. 16. Peace Offensive. 17. Project Democracy. 18. Getting Back in the Game. 19. High Noon. 20. Iran Contra. 21. Giving Peace a Chance. 22. The Last Hurrah pt. IV. Denouement. 23. A Kinder, Gentler Policy? 24. Why Were We in Central America?

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Summary: In this book, William LeoGrande offers the first comprehensive history of U.S. foreign policy toward Central America in the waning years of the Cold War. From the overthrow of the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua and the outbreak of El Salvador's civil war in the late 1970s to the final regional peace settlements negotiated a decade later, he chronicles the dramatic struggles - in Washington and Central America - that shaped the region's destiny. LeoGrande's central argument is that our Central American policy was driven by the specter of Vietnam and conflicting views on how to avoid repeating that history. Throughout the book, LeoGrande interweaves three principal thematic threads: how events in Central America came to be considered threatening to the United States, how debates within the executive branch over the appropriate response shaped policy, and how conflicts between the White House and Congress constrained presidential options.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 723-744) and index.

In this book, William LeoGrande offers the first comprehensive history of U.S. foreign policy toward Central America in the waning years of the Cold War. From the overthrow of the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua and the outbreak of El Salvador's civil war in the late 1970s to the final regional peace settlements negotiated a decade later, he chronicles the dramatic struggles - in Washington and Central America - that shaped the region's destiny. LeoGrande's central argument is that our Central American policy was driven by the specter of Vietnam and conflicting views on how to avoid repeating that history. Throughout the book, LeoGrande interweaves three principal thematic threads: how events in Central America came to be considered threatening to the United States, how debates within the executive branch over the appropriate response shaped policy, and how conflicts between the White House and Congress constrained presidential options.

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