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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780679603321

Autore

Rochlin James Francis <1956->

Titolo

Discovering the Americas [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of Canadian foreign policy towards Latin America / / James Rochlin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, c1994

ISBN

7-7480-4777-4

1-283-22591-3

9786613225917

0-7748-5650-5

Descrizione fisica

300 p. : maps ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Canada and international relations, , 0847-0510 ; ; 8

Disciplina

327.7108

Soggetti

International relations

Canada Foreign relations Latin America

Latin America Foreign relations Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Canada and Latin America -- Distant Neighbours -- First Encounters -- The Cold War: Diverging Paths -- Ideological Pluralism: Cuba and the Dominican Republic -- The Trudeau Years -- New Approaches -- 1968-73: Early Promise -- 1974-9: Gathering Strength -- 1980-4: Crisis and the End of an Era -- The Mulroney Years -- 1984-8: The Predominance of Central America -- The North American Free Trade Agreement -- Canada and the Organization of American States -- Security and Conflict Resolution -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Canadian professor chronicles and analyzes evolution of Canada's foreign policy toward Latin America, emphasizing period of increasing involvement since 1959"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.