Hovering Giant, The: U.S. Responses to Revolutionary Change in Latin America 1910-1985

Revised Edition

In this book Cole Blasier examines the responses of the administrations of various United States presidents to revolutionary change in various parts of Latin America. This book covers United States responses to revolutionary regimental changes in Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Cuba, Grenada, Nicaragua, and El Salvador and Blasier uses arguments of keeping U.S. power in the Caribbean and the rivalry with the Soviet Union to explain these U.S. responses.