This comprehensive reader traces the relationship between the United States and Latin America from the early nineteenth century to the administration of Barack Obama. Thoroughly revised and updated, the book includes six original essays published exclusively for this edition. A new culture section helps students understand some of the important cultural considerations that have helped both unify and divide the Americas. The readings are framed by the editors’ opening chapter on the history of the relationship, part introductions, and abstracts for each selection. Methodologically interdisciplinary, yet comparative and historical in organization and structure, this collection will benefit all readers interested in the complex and ever-evolving “American” relationship.
