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Venezuela and the United States : from Monroe's hemisphere to petroleum's empire

1996

Format:	Book
Author:	Ewell, Judith, 1943-2019
Title:	Venezuela and the United States : from Monroe's hemisphere to petroleum's empire / Judith Ewell.
Publisher, Date:	Athens : University of Georgia Press, 1996.
Description:	x, 267 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary:	"Valuable work explores the evolution of US-Venezuelan relations in terms of 'core cultural values' and disparities of power. Argues that the relationship between Venezuela and the US should take into account the vision and values of Venezuela, and that US relations with Venezuela represent a microcosm of all outstanding issues between Latin America and its northern neighbor"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Series:	The United States and the Americas United States and the Americas.
Subjects:	United States -- Relations -- Venezuela. Venezuela -- Relations -- United States.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-258) and index.
Contents:	1. The Origins, 1790-1830 -- 2. Gunboats and Caudillos, 1830-1866 -- 3. Rogues and Heroes, 1866-1896 -- 4. Venezuela Dodges the Big Stick, 1897-1912 -- 5. Oil and the Democratic Caesar, 1912-1935 -- 6. Good Neighbors and the Dismantling of Democracy, 1936-1958 -- 7. The Hydrocarbon Economy and the American Way of Life, 1936-1958 -- 8. From Hemispheric to Global Perspectives, 1958-1990s.
LCCN:	95002808
ISBN:	0820317829 9780820317823 0820317837 9780820317830
Other Number:	32349413
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	60068
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Call Number:	327.73087 Ewell

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