Title Emperors in the jungle : the hidden history of the U.S. in Panama / John Lindsay-Poland

Published Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (x, 265 pages) : illustrations, maps Series American encounters/global interactions American encounters/global interactions. Contents A platform for control : interventions and army doctors, 1856-1925 -- "Test tube island" -- The nuclear canal -- Playing the drug card -- The politics of environmental cover-up -- Market mania -- Continuity and change in the military's vision -- Afterword : knowing ourselves : exhortation to read a friendly text / by Guillermo Castro Herrera Summary Focuses on environmental, policy, and human rights dimensions of the activities of the U.S. military in Panama, analyzing the guiding mythologies and racial stereotypes behind the US's colonialism in the region Analysis Estados Unidos Relaciones Panamá Panamá Relaciones Estados Unidos Canal de Panamá (Panamá) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-251) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. Diplomatic relations Buitenlandse betrekkingen. Militaire interventie. SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- Panama Panama -- Foreign relations -- United States Panama Canal (Panama) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097339 Subject Panama Panama -- Panama Canal United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9780822384601 0822384604 1282920618 9781282920613 9786612920615 6612920610

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