This textbook offers detailed theoretical and historical analyses essential for understanding US-Latin American relations. Utilizing four international relations theories as a framework, the text recounts the historical background from Latin American independence through the present before examining contemporary issues such as immigration.
"This book provides students with an excellent overview of U.S.-Latin American relations, one that is essential for understanding current relations. What sets this book apart is its integration of theory, scholarship, history, and pedagogy. It serves not only as a theoretically and historically oriented analysis but also as a springboard for further learning and research"--