"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"-- Provided by publisher.

The theoretical context of U.S.-Latin American relations --The roots of U.S. and Latin American relations -- The rise of U.S. hegemony -- The era of intervention and the good neighbor -- The early Cold War period -- The Cuban revolution -- The Communist threat and U.S. intervention -- Extrahemispheric actors -- Challenges to U.S. hegemony -- Political economy -- Human rights and democracy -- Latin American immigration and U.S. policy -- Citizen insecurity.