U.s.-cuban Relations In The 1990s

Politics & Social Sciences

Domínguez, Jorge I.

Social Sciences

Routledge

By sharing one of the longest land borders in the world, the United States and Mexico will always have a special relationship. In the early twenty-first century, they are as important to one another as ever before with a vital trade partnership and often-tense migration positions. The ideal introduction to U.S.-Mexican relations, this book moves from conflicts all through the nineteenth century up to contemporary democratic elections in Mexico. Domínguez and Fernández de Castro deftly trace the path of the relationship between these North American neighbors from bloody conflicts to (wary) partnership. By covering immigration, drug trafficking, NAFTA, democracy, environmental problems, and economic instability, the second edition of The United States and Mexico provides a thorough look back and an informed vision of the future.

United States and Mexico: Between Partnership and Conflict (Contemporary Inter-American Relations)

Fernández de Castro, Rafael

Legal Theory & Systems

By sharing one of the longest land borders in the world, the United States and Mexico will always have a special relationship. In the early twenty-first century, they are as important to one another as ever before with a vital trade partnership and often-tense migration positions. The ideal introduction to U.S.-Mexican relations, this book moves from conflicts all through the nineteenth century up to contemporary democratic elections in Mexico. Domínguez and Fernández de Castro deftly trace the path of the relationship between these North American neighbors from bloody conflicts to (wary) partnership. By covering immigration, drug trafficking, NAFTA, democracy, environmental problems, and economic instability, the second edition of The United States and Mexico provides a thorough look back and an informed vision of the future.

The United States and Mexico (Contemporary Inter-American Relations)

The United States and Mexico: Between Partnership and Conflict (Contemporary Inter-American Relations)

Reference

The twentieth-century history of Cuba borders on fantasy. This diminutive country boldly and repeatedly exercises the foreign policy of a major power. Although closely tied to the United States through most of its modern history, Cuba successfully defied the U.S. government after 1959, consolidated its own power, and defeated an invasion of U.S.-backed exiles at the Bay of Pigs in 1961. Fidel Castro then brought the world alarmingly close to nuclear war in 1962.
Jorge Domínguez presents a comprehensive survey of Cuban international relations since Castro came to power. Domínguez unravels Cuba’s response to the 1962 missile crisis and the U.S.–Soviet understandings that emerged from that. He explores the ties that link Cuba to the U.S.S.R. and other Communist countries; analyzes Cuban support for revolutionary movements throughout the world, especially in Latin America and Africa; and assesses the significance of Cuban political and economic relations with Western Europe, Canada, and Japan.
Some have charged that Cuba does not have a foreign policy, that Fidel Castro merely takes orders from his Soviet bosses. Domínguez argues that there is indeed a specifically Cuban foreign policy, poised not only between hegemony and autonomy, between compliance and self-assertion, but also between militancy and pragmatism. He believes that within the context of Soviet hegemony Cuba’s foreign policy is very much its own, and he marshals impressive evidence to support this belief. His book is based on extensive documentation from Cuba, the United States, and other countries, as well as from many in-depth interviews carried out during trips to Cuba.

To Make a World Safe for Revolution: Cuba's Foreign Policy (Center for International Affairs)

Politics & Government

Harvard University Press

An account of the relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union describes Castro's view of the American threat and dramatic exchanges between Castro and such conference participants as Anatoly I. Gribkov and Robert McNamara. 10,000 first printing.

CUBA ON THE BRINK: Castro, the Missle Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse

History

World

Pantheon

Winner of the New Scholars Book Award of the American Educational Research Association
In Constructing Democratic Governance, Jorge I. Dominguez and Abraham F. Lowenthal bring together a distinguished group of scholars to assess how well democracy has been working in this volatile part of the world. The authors find that serious problems still plague these new democracies. Many of these problems are related to the political institutions, including political parties, the civil service, and the justice system. Part I introduces broad thematic surveys of such key issues as the role of the left, conservatism, inequality, and indigenous peoples. Part II reviews the South American nations. Part III focuses on Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, including Cuba. In Part IV, the volume editors draw conclusions about the problems and prospects for stable democracies in Latin America.
In addition to the complete hardcover edition, Constructing Democratic Governance is available in three paperback volumes, each containing the introduction and conclusion from the complete edition and organized for convenient course use.

Constructing Democratic Governance: South America (Volume 2)

Lowenthal, Abraham F.

Europe

Johns Hopkins University Press

Democratic Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean

"The transformation of politics in Latin America, the consolidation of a democratic consensus in the Anglophone Caribbean, and the able performance of many democratic governments in fashioning economic policies made this book intellectually possible. Most of Latin America's democratic governments have carried economic reforms more effectively than their authoritarian predecessors and have remained stunningly resilient despite many problems. The naysayers have not been proven right. Indeed, even if democratic governments were to be overthrown tomorrow, the history of democratic politics in the 1980s and 1990s is already noteworthy."―from the IntroductionIn Democratic Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean, Jorge Domínguez focuses on the successful accomplishments of democratic politics in the region―a process that nations in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa seek to emulate. Domínguez considers the role of British colonial rule and United States policies. But he also examines the development of parties, other civil institutions, and competitive markets, which lend permanence to democracy. He also discusses the prospects for democracy in Cuba and Mexico. Despite recurrent problems, Domínguez concludes, the outlook is good for stable democracies in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Democratizing Mexico: Public Opinion and Electoral Choices

"Using election results and many surveys made during the last decade, this book sheds light not only on Mexico but on the subject of how an authoritarian mind-set can be transformed and, by doing so, change the system."―Robert A. Pastor, Political Science QuarterlyIn this groundbreaking study of Mexican public opinion and elections, Jorge Domínguez and James McCann examine the attitudes and behaviors of Mexican voters from the 1950s to the 1990s and find evidence of both support for and increasing independence from the nation's ruling party. They make extensive use of polls conducted during the 1988, 1991, and 1994 national elections and draw from in-depth interviews with leading political figures, including major presidential candidates. Although the 1994 presidential election showed that Mexican citizens are making their opinions known and felt at the polls, Domínguez and McCann argue that Mexico cannot be considered a democracy as long as party elites fail to ensure truly free and fair elections. "Any generalist or specialist interested in the Mexican voter... should read this work. The authors' clearly argued and challenging conclusions about 'ecological' cleavages and their formulation of an imaginative two step voting behavior model will have a lasting impact on electoral survey analysis for all future work for years to come."―Roderic Ai Camp, Review of Politics"Domínguez and McCann's concern is with what polling data reveals about Mexican attitudes toward democracy. In this meticulous study, they find that 'Mexican citizens are readier for democracy than are some of those who still seek to rule them.'"―Kenneth Maxwell, Foreign Affairs

McCann, James A.

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U.s.-cuban Relations In The 1990s

United States and Mexico: Between Partnership and Conflict (Contemporary Inter-American Relations)

United States and Mexico: Between Partnership and Conflict (Contemporary Inter-American Relations)

The United States and Mexico: Between Partnership and Conflict (Contemporary Inter-American Relations)

The United States and Mexico (Contemporary Inter-American Relations)

To Make a World Safe for Revolution: Cuba's Foreign Policy (Center for International Affairs)

CUBA ON THE BRINK: Castro, the Missle Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse

Constructing Democratic Governance: South America (Volume 2)

Democratic Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean

Democratizing Mexico: Public Opinion and Electoral Choices