Predatory States: Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America - Hardcover

McSherry, J. Patrice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0742536866 ISBN 13: 9780742536869

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

This powerful study makes a compelling case about the key U.S. role in state terrorism in Latin America during the Cold War. Long hidden from public view, Operation Condor was a military network created in the 1970s to eliminate political opponents of Latin American regimes. Its key members were the anticommunist dictatorships of Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil, later joined by Peru and Ecuador, with covert support...

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About the Author

J. Patrice McSherry is professor of political science and director of the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program at Long Island University.

Review

This important book is must-reading for graduate students and public policy officials interested in Central and Latin America. It is also a significant contribution to an understanding of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War with respect to international state terrorism. Highly recommended. (CHOICE)

Eloquently traces the roots of Operation Condor in the 1970s to a broad policy of anticommunism after World War II. . . . Contributes significantly to...

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Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0742536866
• ISBN 13: 9780742536869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 336