{"product_id":"9780674040885","title":"Yankee No!","description":"\u003cp\u003e In 1958, angry Venezuelans attacked Vice President Richard Nixon in Caracas, opening a turbulent decade in Latin American-U.S. relations. In \u003ci\u003eYankee No!\u003c\/i\u003e Alan McPherson sheds much-needed light on the controversial and pressing problem of anti-U.S. sentiment in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Examining the roots of anti-Americanism in Latin America, McPherson focuses on three major crises: the Cuban Revolution, the 1964 Panama riots, and U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic. Deftly combining cultural and political analysis, he demonstrates the shifting and complex nature of anti-Americanism in each country and the love-hate ambivalence of most Latin Americans toward the United States. When rising panic over \"Yankee hating\" led Washington to try to contain foreign hostility, the government displayed a surprisingly coherent and consistent response, maintaining an ideological self-confidence that has outlasted a Latin American diplomacy torn between resentment and admiration of the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e However, McPherson warns, U.S. leaders run a great risk if they continue to ignore the deeper causes of anti-Americanism. Written with dramatic flair, \u003ci\u003eYankee No!\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely, compelling, and carefully researched contribution to international history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003eAnti-Americanism as Historical Problem \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1. The Road to Caracas\u003cbr\u003eOr, Richard Nixon Must Get Stoned\u003cbr\u003e 2. Cuba, 1959\u003cbr\u003eRevolutionary Anti-Americanism and U.S. Panic\u003cbr\u003e 3. Panama, 1964\u003cbr\u003eConservative Anti-Americanism and U.S. Pragmatism\u003cbr\u003e 4. Dominican Republic, 1965\u003cbr\u003eEpisodic Anti-Americanism and U.S. Containment \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003eToward Global Anti-Americanism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Sources\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReviews of this book: \u003cbr\u003eMcPherson examines the years from 1958 to 1966, when anti-Americanism was a prominent theme in inter-American diplomacy, to deliver a helpful reminder that anti-Americanism is not a new phenomenon nor a product only of the Middle East--and that it has been confronted quite effectively in the past, at least when its sources were sought out and taken seriously. He provides several vivid case studies, starting with the attacks on Vice President Richard Nixon in Caracas and continuing on to Cuba, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. Together, these examples show the variability and ambivalence of anti-Americanism; they also emphasize the importance of U.S. policies that respond to its challenges rather than dismissing it as a cynical invention of alienated elites...This well-written and balanced book should be required reading in the White House, in Langley, and around Foggy Bottom.\u003cbr\u003e--Foreign Affairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlan McPherson has not only made a valuable contribution to the literature on U.S.-Latin American relations but, more importantly, he has provided a superb analysis of anti-Americanism by identifying its variability, its ambivalence, and the U.S. resilience in confronting the challenge during the critical years framed in this book. In his sophistication and in his writing he demonstrates all the attributes of a seasoned historian.\u003cbr\u003e--Lester D. Langley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Americas in the Modern Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcPherson expertly extends the field of U.S. foreign relations into social and cultural history. In his analysis of U.S. relations with Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Panama, he deftly avoids the trap of writing international history solely with the 'view from Washington' perspective. I unequivocally recommend it.\u003cbr\u003e--Stephen Rabe, author of \u003ci\u003eEisenhower and Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis timely, deeply researched, analytically rigorous, and handsomely written study probes the many anti-Americanisms that have bedeviled U.S. relations with Latin America. Why do they hate us?' is an urgent question today. McPherson impressively demonstrates that it has profound historical roots that can inform caring policymakers eager to prevent global violence.\u003cbr\u003e--Thomas G. Paterson, author of \u003ci\u003eContesting Castro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcPherson opens a revealing window on the heretofore elusive phenomenon of anti-Americanism. In so doing he takes his place in the front ranks of younger scholars writing about U.S. foreign relations.\u003cbr\u003e--William Walker, Florida International University","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110915588336,"sku":"9780674040885","price":16.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780674040885_p0.jpg?v=1769845884","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780674040885","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}