{"product_id":"americas-backyard-grace-livingstone-9781848132146","title":"America's Backyard","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe United States has shaped Latin American history, condemning it to poverty and inequality by intervening to protect the rich and powerful. America's Backyard tells the story of that intervention. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing newly declassified documents, Grace Livingstone reveals the US role in the darkest periods of Latin American history, including Pinochet's coup in Chile, the Contra War in Nicaragua and the death squads in El Salvador. She shows how George W Bush's administration used the War on Terror as a new pretext for intervention; how it tried to destabilise leftwing governments and push back the 'pink tide' washing across the Americas. America's Backyard also includes chapters on drugs, economy and culture. It explains why US drug policy has caused widespread environmental damage yet failed to reduce the supply of cocaine, and it looks at the US economic stake in Latin America and the strategies of the big corporations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday Latin Americans are demanding respect and an end to the Washington Consensus. Will the White House listen?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grace Livingstone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184813214X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848132146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009","brand":"Grace Livingstone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129637105919,"sku":"9781848132146","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0643dbb-68ac-4805-bb01-77c5103b7fdd.jpg?v=1687464985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/americas-backyard-grace-livingstone-9781848132146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}