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Introduction -- The wars for independence against Spain and the rise of nationalism -- Two special cases: Brazil and Mexico -- Fragmented nationalisms: the special cases of Central America and the Caribbean -- The consolidation of liberal oligarchical (top-down) nationalism in the late nineteenth century -- Latin American nationalism in the early to mid-twentieth century: new concepts of nationalism spring up -- The eagle and the nationalists: the United States responds to economic nationalism in Latin America during the Great Depression -- Reviving the populist dream: rise of left-wing nationalism after the Second World War -- Modernization theory in Latin America -- The racial/ethnic and gender aspects of Latin American national identity -- The high tide of Latin American nationalism in the 1960s and nationalism shifts to the political right -- War, nationalism, and supranationalism in twentieth-century Latin America -- Neoliberalism, part I: fall of the state in Latin America -- Neoliberalism, part II: the rise of indigenous nationalism in Latin America and the anti-neoliberal protests -- Neoliberalism, part III: neoliberalism at high tide -- A brief analysis of Latin American cultural nationalism -- MIgration and identity -- Globalization, nationalism, and inter-American relations -- Conclusion.

Considers the trailblazing role played by Bolivian Ambassador Andrade, 1944-1962, in securing US support of Bolivia's revolutionary government, arguing that he used his considerable skills to gain influence for the middle-class segment of the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (MNR), of which he was part. It is asserted that Andrade's race -- Indian -- is important to this given the global context of shifting race relations wherein nonwhites were challenging the white-dominated racial hierarchy. Precipitating events & circumstances leading up to the MNR-led revolution are recounted, along with some background on Andrade pertinent to his work with the US. This work is then detailed, finding that it differed from other ambassadorial regimen in two ways: (1) His efforts were complicated by Bolivia's poverty & low profile in Washington, DC. (2) He was a particularly effective lobbyist & communicator, focusing on US congressmen because they appropriated & approved aid funds. The fruit of his labor, the Economic Stabilization Plan, is described. Ultimately, however, it split the MNR & generated anti-American sentiment & left two legacies: considerable US control over Bolivia & an ironic denouement of Andrade's efforts. In closing, questions around whether the aid money helped the MNR meet its goals & how history ought to evaluate Andrade's work are considered. J. Zendejas

Enthält Rezensionen von:‡‡Alberto Lleras Camargo y John F. Kennedy: amistad y política internacional ; recuento de episodios de la Guerra Fría, la Alianza para el Progreso y el problema de Cuba / ed. by Carlos Caballero Argáez. - Bogotá : Universidad de los Andes, 2014.‡‡Fifty years of revolution : perspectives on Cuba, the United States and the world / ed. by Soraya M. Castro Mariño ... - Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2012.‡‡Field, Thomas C. (jr.): From development to dictatorship : Bolivia and the alliance for Progress in the Kennedy era. - Ithaca, NY [u.a.]: Cornell University Press, 2014.‡‡Rabe, Stephen G.: The killing zone : the United States wages Cold War in Latin America. - 2nd ed. - New York [u.a.]: Oxford University Press, 2015.‡‡Siekmeier , James F.: The Bolivian revolution and the United States, 1952 to the present. - University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2011.‡‡Smith, Tony: America's mission: the United States and the worldwide struggle for democracy. - Princeton, NJ.:Princeton University Press, 2012.‡‡

This document offers reviews and discussion of Thomas C. Field, Jr.'s book From Development to Dictatorship: Bolivia and the Alliance for Progress in the Kennedy Era. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-8014-5260-4 (hardcover, $45.00).