In the Name of Democracy - by Thomas Carothers (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive, even-handed examination of U.S. policy in Latin America during the Reagan era. Drawing on interviews with U.S. officials and his own perspective as a former State Department lawyer, Thomas Carothers sheds new light on the much-discussed U.S. involvements in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Panama and turns up varied and often unexpected findings in less-studied countries such as Bolivia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, and Chile. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1991.

From the Back Cover

"The most balanced and sophisticated account currently available of U.S. policy toward Latin America in the 1980s, and of the complexities, tensions, and difficulties inherent in making democratization a foreign policy objective. A 'must read.'" --Ambassador Viron P. Vaky, former Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs

About the Author

At the time of original publication, Thomas Carothers was an attorney in Washington, D.C., and an International Affairs Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations.