Latin Amer Between WW2 & Cold War: Crisis and Containment, 1944-1948 - Brossura

Bethell, Leslie

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521574250 ISBN 13: 9780521574259

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

This volume aims to establish that the period between the end of the Second World War II and the beginning of the Cold War (1944–5 to 1947–8) hitherto neglected, represents an important conjuncture in the political and social history of twentieth-century Latin America. Despite differences in political regime, different levels of economic and social development, and different relations with the regional hegemony. There are striking similarities in the experiences of most of the Latin American republics at this time, which can be divided into two phases. The first, coinciding with the Allied victory, was characterized by democratization, a shift to the Left, and labor militancy. In the second phase, coinciding with the onset of the Cold War, labor was disciplined by the State and often excluded from politics, communist parties were severely repressed, reformist 'progressive' parties moved to the right, and the democratic advance was contained, when not reversed. The opportunity for social democracy was lost.

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"...what seemed an auspicious moment for social democratic forces soon gave way in most countries to authoritarian repression, restrictions on the left, military coups and conservative consolidation. This illuminating volume analyzes why this occurred, concentrating on the interplay between domestic economic and social factors and the influence of U.S. policy." Foreign Affairs

"...the eleven essays in this volume are remarkably even in their high quality....a valuable addition to the relatively sparse historical literature on the early Cold War years in Latin America." Daniel Masterson, The Americas

Descrizione del libro:

The period between the end of the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War 1944–45 to 1947–48) represents an important conjuncture in the political and social history of twentieth-century Latin America. The initial democratization and attempts at reform were eventually suppressed during the shift to the right at the beginning of the Cold War.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521574250
• ISBN 13: 9780521574259
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368