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Thank God They're on Our Side: The United States and Right-Wing Dictatorships, 1921-1965
David F. Schmitz
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Paperback. Despite its avowed commitment to liberalism and democracy internationally, the US has often chosen to back repressive or authoritarian regimes. This text examines US support of right-wing dictatorships. It challenges the contention that democratic impulse consistently motivates US foreign policy. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JPFM; JPFN; JPH; JPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Despite its avowed commitment to liberalism and democracy internationally, the United States has frequently chosen to back repressive or authoritarian regimes in parts of the world. In this comprehensive examination of American support of right-wing dictatorships. David Schmitz challenges the contention that the democratic impulse has consistently motivated U.S. foreign policy. Compelled by a persistent concern for order and influenced by a paternalistic racism that characterized non-Western peoples as vulnerable to radical ideas, U.S. policymakers viewed authoritarian regimes as the only vehicles for maintaining political stability and encouraging economic growth in nations such as Nicaragua and Iran, Schmitz argues. Expediency ... Read more
Despite its avowed commitment to liberalism and democracy internationally, the United States has frequently chosen to back repressive or authoritarian regimes in parts of the world. In this comprehensive examination of American support of right-wing dictatorships. David Schmitz challenges the contention that the democratic impulse has consistently motivated U.S. foreign policy. Compelled by a persistent concern for order and influenced by a paternalistic racism that characterized non-Western peoples as vulnerable to radical ideas, U.S. policymakers viewed authoritarian regimes as the only vehicles for maintaining political stability and encouraging economic growth in nations such as Nicaragua and Iran, Schmitz argues. Expediency ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807847732
SKU
V9780807847732
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About David F. Schmitz
David F. Schmitz holds the Robert Allen Skotheim Chair of History at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. He is author of The United States and Fascist Italy, 1922-1940.
Reviews for Thank God They're on Our Side: The United States and Right-Wing Dictatorships, 1921-1965
"This is a powerful, important book. Schmitz's masterful study illuminates the lamentably close ties between the U.S. government and right-wing regimes, forcing us to reexamine our assumptions about the very nature of American foreign policy." - William O. Walker III, Florida International University