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Author Kenworthy, Eldon, 1935-

Title America/Américas : myth in the making of U.S. policy toward Latin America / Eldon Kenworthy.

Publication Info. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [1995]
©1995

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  327.7308 K37A    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 189 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Monroe's "Positive" Legacy -- 2. The America/Americas Myth -- 3. From Myth to Advertising -- 4. Romance and the Hardball Player -- 5. Mounting the Campaign -- 6. The Campaign as an Ad Drawing on the Myth -- 7. A Different Discourse -- 8. Beyond the America/Americas Myth -- Appendix: The Reagan Speech.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-180) and index.
Summary "Complex, sweeping, provocative interpretation of negative US cultural perceptions of Latin America and their influence on regional actions; argues that opinions rooted in myth of US exceptionalism and fear of extrahemispheric rivals, coupled with view of Latin Americans as culturally and politically inferior, results in both forceful and benign US paternalism"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
Subject Latin America -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Latin America.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989.
Central America -- Foreign relations -- 1979-
Persuasion (Rhetoric) -- Political aspects.
Reasoning.
Reagan, Ronald -- Oratory.
Arias Sánchez, Óscar -- Oratory.
Added Title Myth in the making of U.S. policy toward Latin America
ISBN 0271014148 cloth alkaline paper
0271014156 paper alkaline paper
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