A Compact History of Latin America's Cold War

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A Compact History of Latin America's Cold War

Name: A Compact History of Latin America's Cold War
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By Vanni Pettina, Translated by Quentin Pope
Imprint: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
Release Date: January 28, 2023
Format: HARDBACK
Dimensions: 235 x 155 mm
Weight: 360 g
Pages: 218

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While not commonly centered in the Cold War story, Latin America was intensely affected by that historic conflict. In this book, available for the first time in English, Vanni Pettina makes sense of the region's diverse, complex political experiences of the Cold War era. Cross-fertilized by Latin American and Anglophone historiography, his account shifts from an overemphasis on U.S. interventions toward a comprehensive Latin American perspective. Connecting Cold War events to the region's political polarizations, revolutionary mobilizations, draconian state repression, and brutal violence in almost every sphere, Pettina demonstrates that Latin America's Cold War was rarely cold. In the midst of the tumult, some countries showed resilience and capacity to bend the disruptive dynamics to their advantage. Mexico, for example, drew on a mix of nationalism and anticommunism, aided by the United States, to achieve strong economic growth and political stability. Cuba, in contrast, used Soviet protection to shield its revolution from the United States and to strengthen its capacity to project power in Latin America and beyond. Interweaving global and local developments along an insightful analytical frame, Pettina reveals the distinct consequences of the Cold War in the Western Hemisphere.

Vanni Pettina is associate professor of Latin American international history at El Colegio de Mexico. He is coeditor of Latin America and the Global Cold War. Quentin Pope is a translator and editor who lives in Mexico.

"A Compact History of Latin Ameria's Cold War shines a light on the role of Latin American nations on both sides of the region's bitter conflicts. . . . Pettina's nuanced interpretation has something to offer even the most ardent anti-imperialists."--Jacobin "A deep and astute look at . . . the effects of the cold war on Latin America from a unique Latin American perspective."--CounterPunch "An ambitious book that deserves to become required reading for students and scholars interested in this pivotal phase in the region's history."--H-LatAm "Convincingly advances the notion that any good analysis of the Cold War in Latin America should acknowledge the fact that the global bifurcation of the world along conflicting ideologies and economic projects was paralleled in Latin America by an internal rivalry [Pettina] calls an internal fracture. . . . An innovative study perfectly suited for classroom use."--Latin Americanist "Important, well-argued . . . anyone interested in Latin America's Cold War will profit immensely from this book."--Hispanic American Historical Review "Interweaving global and local developments along an insightful analytical frame, Pettina reveals the distinct consequences of the Cold War in the Western Hemisphere."--AL DIA "Pettina suc-ceeds with aplomb. The volume's conciseness and readability only add to its impact. . . . [E]minently accessible yet challenging and provocative."--NACLA Report on the Americas "Pettina's superb book--by turns ambitious, wide-ranging, iconoclastic, and razor-sharp--is now available to English-language readers courtesy of Quentin Pope's fine translation. . . . A Compact History of Latin America's Cold War should offer students and faculty in the Anglophone world a logical starting point for study, while being concise and accessible enough to appeal farbeyond the academy."--NACLA Report on the Americas

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