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This is a study of American interventionism and influence over other nations in the late 20th century.

Table of Contents

The Era of American Intervention The American Relationship with Iran Iran: The Rise of the Shah Jimmy Carter and the Fall of the Shah Nicaragua: The Rise of Somoza Somoza and the Carter Presidency Ronald Reagan and the Contras Money Money Money Losing Stature in the Philippines The CIA and the NSC The New World Order Index

About the Author

WILLIAM H. BLANCHARD, has held positions with the Rand Corporation and the Planning, Analysis, and Research Institute. He is the author of Aggression American Style (1978) and Rousseau and Revolt (1967) and Revolutionary Morality (1984).

Reviews

"A significant contribution to the literature on what is becoming a key debate, central to the future of the United States. Neoimperialism takes many forms, not least cultural and economic--and one suspects that the tensions engendered by U.S. globalized culture will have significant political consequences in the next half century."-Geoffrey S. Smith Professor of History, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario President, Peace History Society

"This is a readable, interesting, and worthwhile book that illuminates ways in which we have unwittingly involved ourselves in neocolonial pursuits in Iran, Nicaragua, and the Phillipines....It is a valuable contribution to the scholarship on peace."-Dan Christie, Professor of Psychology The Ohio State University

"William Blanchard has achieved a deft mixture of highly engaging historical narrative and penetrating insights into American character. He shows how the United States has sought 'neocolonial' domination of other countries--domination achieved without military occupation, and without full awareness among the dominators of their own desire for power. He also shows, in his studies of specific episodes in American neocolonial history--such as our relations with Iran, Nicaragua, and the Philippines--how and why neocolonial policies go wrong. A good read, and an essential companion to other works on American history and foreign policy."-Walter Truett Anderson Fellow, Meridian Institute President, American Division World Academy of Art and Science