Pitt Latin American Series

The USSR and Latin America, Revised Edition

Cole Blasier

• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Year: 2010
• ISBN:
  9780822974369
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

The Giant's Rival is an authoritative survey of Soviet relations with Latin America. Blasier provides a concise account of Soviet diplomatic, economic, and political-military involvement in the region, focusing on the post-1970 period.This revised edition includes chapters analyzing developments since 1983. Blasier views the origins of the Sandinista revolution, and its relation to international Communism, and how the Nicaraguan government has grown dependent on Soviet oil, arms, and economic and political assistance. He also describes the growing relations between the New Jewel Movement in Grenada and Moscow before it was toppled by the U.S. invasion. Blasier explains how U.S. policies have affected Soviet outcomes and makes proposals for protecting and advancing U.S. interests.

Table of contents

• Contents
• List of Tables
• Preface
• Preface to the First Edition
• I. The New Soviet Presence
• II. Building Diplomatic Networks: Political Relations
• III. The Stubborn Trade Deficit: Economic Relations
• IV. Many Roads to Power: Party Relations
• V. Cuba: Political Asset, Economic Liability
• VI. Central America: Coping with Radical Nationalists
• VII. The Strands of Soviet Policy
• VIII. Afterword on U.S. Policies
• Appendix 1. A Note on Sources
• Appendix 2. The Soviet Latin Americanists
• Appendix 3. Soviet Magazines and Communist Broadcasts
• Appendix 4. Eastern European Trade with Latin America
• Notes
• Index