Ecuador and the United States : Useful Strangers.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780820337265
- Balance of power-History
- National characteristics, American
- National characteristics, Ecuadorian
- United States-Foreign relations-Ecuador
- Ecuador-Foreign relations-United States
- United States-Relations-Ecuador
- Ecuador-Relations-United States
- Ecuador-Civilization
- Ecuador-History
- Ecuador-Politics and government
- 327.730866
- E183.8.E2 P56 2007
Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. From Colonies to Young Republics: Independence to the 1850s -- 2. Establishing an Unsettling Relationship: The 1850s to the 1890s -- 3. The Railroad Age: The 1890s to the 1920s -- 4. Economic Collapse and War: The 1920s to the 1940s -- 5. The Cold War in Ecuador: The 1940s to the 1960s -- 6. Tuna, Oil, and Trouble: The 1960s to the 1980s -- 7. Democratization and Neoliberalism: The 1980s to the Present -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Ranging from Ecuador's struggle for independence in the 1820s and 1830s to the present day, this book examines the misunderstandings, tensions, and--from the U.S. perspective--often unintended consequences that have sometimes arisen in relations between the two countries.
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