LEADER 03271nam 22005535 450 001 9910410028503321 005 20230810170812.0 010 $a3-030-45986-1 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-45986-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000011279279 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6215555 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-45986-4 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011279279 100 $a20200601d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAmerican Foreign Policy in the English-speaking Caribbean $eFrom the Eighteenth to the Twenty-first Century /$fby Samantha S. S. Chaitram 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (151 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a3-030-45985-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. The Growth of the English-speaking Caribbean and American Relations (1492?1945) -- 3. From European Domination to American Hegemony: The Caribbean in the Context of U.S. Foreign Policy (1823?1945) -- 4. United States?Caribbean Relations during the Cold War (1945?1989) -- 5. The United States and the Caribbean in the Post-Cold War Era (1990s to 2000s) -- 6. From President George W. Bush to President Barack Obama (2001?2016) -- 7. Impact of the Trump Administration on US: Caribbean Relations (2017?2019) -- 8. Conclusion. 330 $aThis book traces American engagement in the English-speaking Caribbean from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century, and is the first to examine the policies of Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump in this context. Focusing on The Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana as case studies, the book describes the growth of the English-speaking Caribbean and highlights American interest and foreign relations in this region from European discovery up through the post-9/11 era to today (1492-2019). The book demonstrates the unique relationship between America and the former British colonies, shedding light on U.S. foreign policy with the Caribbean in general and at a bilateral level with the four selected countries, providing a useful survey for students, scholars, diplomats, policymakers, governments officials, and anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of U.S. ? Caribbean relations. 606 $aAmerica$xHistory 606 $aImperialism 606 $aWorld politics 606 $aHistory of the Americas 606 $aImperialism and Colonialism 606 $aPolitical History 615 0$aAmerica$xHistory. 615 0$aImperialism. 615 0$aWorld politics. 615 14$aHistory of the Americas. 615 24$aImperialism and Colonialism. 615 24$aPolitical History. 676 $a327.730729 676 $a320.09 700 $aChaitram$b Samantha S. S$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0926031 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910410028503321 996 $aAmerican Foreign Policy in the English-speaking Caribbean$92079083 997 $aUNINA