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The United States and Right-Wing Dictatorships, 1965-1989

The United States and Right-Wing Dictatorships, 1965-1989

Schmitz, David F.

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20th Century United States HistoryGeneral Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 0521678536
ISBN13: 9780521678537
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Mar 20 2006
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.26 Depth: 9.22
Language: English
Building on Schmitz's earlier work, Thank God They're on our Side, this is an examination of American policy toward right-wing dictatorships from the 1960s to the end of the Cold War. During the 1920s American leaders developed a policy of supporting authoritarian regimes because they were seen as stable, anti-communist, and capitalist. After 1965, however, American support for these regimes became a contested issue. The Vietnam War served to undercut the logic and rationale of supporting right-wing dictators. By systematically examining US support for right-wing dictatorships in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, and bringing together these disparate episodes, this book examines the persistence of older attitudes, the new debates brought about by the Vietnam War, and the efforts to bring about changes and an end to automatic US support for authoritarian regimes.

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