Hemispheric giants : the misunderstood history of U.S.-Brazilian relations /
Tracing the full arc of U.S.-Brazilian interaction, Hemispheric Giants thoroughly explores the enigmatic and often-misunderstood nature of the relationship between the two largest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Britta Crandall asks the crucialquestion of why significant engagement between the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
©2011.
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| Online Access: | Ebook Central Academic Complete |
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| Summary: | Tracing the full arc of U.S.-Brazilian interaction, Hemispheric Giants thoroughly explores the enigmatic and often-misunderstood nature of the relationship between the two largest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Britta Crandall asks the crucialquestion of why significant engagement between the United States and Brazil has been so scarce since the inception of the bilateral relationship in the late 1800s. Especially, she critically examines Washington's so-called "benign neglect"--A policy oftencriticized as unbefitting Brazil's size and strategic importance. Drawing on a rich array of ar. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 211 pages, [10] pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442207899 1442207892 |