Thomas F. O'Brien is professor and chair of the history department at the University of Houston and a specialist on business interests in Latin America.
This work provides a much-needed balance to the literature on
capitalism in the Americas . . . [it] will be of considerable
interest and use to all students of U.S. and Latin American
history. It is necessary reading for anyone wishing to more fully
understand the role of U.S. capitalism in the Americas.
. . . a very useful teaching tool. It is well-written. . . . OBrien
has accomplished the difficult aim of presenting both the U.S. and
the Latin American perspectives of the story in a balanced
manner.
"The author has written an optimistic book about U.S. economic
involvement in Latin America in the twentieth century. . . .
Hopefully it will inspire undergraduate students to think
critically about how the international economy has impacted so many
aspects of Latin American societies and cultures."
"This work provides a much-needed balance to the literature on
capitalism in the Americas . . . [it] will be of considerable
interest and use to all students of U.S. and Latin American
history. It is necessary reading for anyone wishing to more fully
understand the role of U.S. capitalism in the Americas."
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