In Their Own Best Interest

A History of the U.S. Effect to Improve Latin Americans

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Latin America, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations, United States, 20th Century
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Author: Lars Schoultz ISBN: 9780674988996
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: August 6, 2018
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Lars Schoultz
ISBN: 9780674988996
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: August 6, 2018
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

For over a century the U.S. has “improved” the peoples of Latin America by promoting everything from representative democracy and economic development to oral hygiene. How did this paternalistic practice evolve and spread globally and what are the troubling consequences for a country with a habit of giving—and for others with a habit of receiving?

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For over a century the U.S. has “improved” the peoples of Latin America by promoting everything from representative democracy and economic development to oral hygiene. How did this paternalistic practice evolve and spread globally and what are the troubling consequences for a country with a habit of giving—and for others with a habit of receiving?

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