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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785401803321

Autore

Crandall Britta H

Titolo

Hemispheric giants [[electronic resource] ] : the misunderstood history of U.S.-Brazilian relations / / Britta H. Crandall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-282-92266-1

9786612922664

1-4422-0789-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Disciplina

327.73081

Soggetti

United States Foreign relations Brazil

Brazil Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-200) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. 1893 to World War II -- pt. 2. The Cold War -- pt. 3. Post-Cold War.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive book traces the full arc of U.S.-Brazilian bilateral relations over time. Despite the common critique of U.S. ""neglect"" of Brazil, Britta H. Crandall convincingly shows that the relationship has been marked by mutual, ongoing policy engagement. To be sure, different relative power positions and foreign policy traditions have limited high-level bilateral engagement. However, Crandall argues convincingly that the diminishing power disparity between the United States and Brazil is leading to closer ties in the twenty-first century-a trend that will bring about gro