Yankee No!: Anti-Americanism in U.S.-Latin American Relations

By Alan McPherson and Alan L. McPherson

Book Overview

In 1958, angry Venezuelans attacked Vice President Richard Nixon in Caracas, opening a turbulent decade in Latin American-U.S. relations. In Yankee No Alan McPherson sheds much-needed light on the controversial and pressing problem of anti-U.S. sentiment in the world.

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.

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, Yankee No is a timely, compelling, and carefully researched contribution to international history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674019970
• ISBN13: 9780674019973
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"