The dictator next door : the good neighbor policy and the Trujillo regime in the Dominican Republic, 1930-1945 / Eric Paul Roorda.
| Author/creator | Roorda, Eric |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 1998. |
| Description | xii, 337 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | American encounters/global interactions American encounters/global interactions. ^A401985 |
| Contents | Dominican history, the United States in the Caribbean and the origins of the good neighbor policy -- The Dominican revolution of 1930 and the policy of nonintervention -- The bankrupt neighbor policy: depression diplomacy and the Foreign Bondholders Protective Council -- What will the neighbors think? Dictatorship and diplomacy in the public eye -- Genocide next door: the Haitian massacre of 1937 and the Sosua Jewish refugee settlement -- Gold braid and striped pants: the culture of foreign relations in the Dominican Republic -- Fortress America, Fortaleza Trujillo: The Hull-Trujillo Treaty and the Second World War -- The good neighbor policy and dictatorship. |
| Local note | Little-314422--305131020693X |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-325) and index. |
| LCCN | 98012100 |
| ISBN | 082232234X (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822321238 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E183.8.D6 R59 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |