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Latin America through Soviet eyes provides an original and comprehensive assessment of changing Soviet perceptions of politics in Latin America during the Brezhnev years. Dr Prizel surveys the views of Soviet academics and journalists as well as of politicians on three main areas. He explores the changing Soviet perceptions of Latin America's domestic politics including the Church, the military and national liberation movements; he examines the role of Latin America in global politics and the way in which the USA has influenced regional events, and he discusses the emerging Soviet-Latin…mehr

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Latin America through Soviet eyes provides an original and comprehensive assessment of changing Soviet perceptions of politics in Latin America during the Brezhnev years. Dr Prizel surveys the views of Soviet academics and journalists as well as of politicians on three main areas. He explores the changing Soviet perceptions of Latin America's domestic politics including the Church, the military and national liberation movements; he examines the role of Latin America in global politics and the way in which the USA has influenced regional events, and he discusses the emerging Soviet-Latin American relationship. Case studies of Mexico, Chile, Brazil and Argentina provide a framework for understanding changing Soviet perceptions in the context of the domestic dynamics of specific individual countries. This book is based on a wealth of Russian, Spanish and English language sources. Soviet academic journals, newspapers, communist party journals and the numerous books published by the Institute of Latin America of the Academy of Sciences in the USSR provide the Soviet view of Latin America and this is examined against a background of regional perceptions expressed in Spanish-American material. Latin America through Soviet eyes is of considerable topical interest given the involvement of the Soviet Union in Latin America and the Third World more generally. It will prove essential reading for students and specialists of Soviet foreign policy and international politics with special reference to Latin America, North-South and superpower relationships and competition.

Table of contents:
Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Soviet Perceptions of Latin America's Global Role: Introduction; 1. Soviet perceptions of US-Latin American relations; 2. Latin America's role in the capitalist division of labor; 3. Latin America's role in the Third World; 4. Soviet views on Latin America's regional integration; 5. Soviet conclusions regarding Latin America's ability to conduct an independent foreign policy; Part II. Soviet Perceptions of Latin American Social Structures: Introduction; 6. The Latin American church; 7. The Latin American armed forces; 8. Latin American labor unions; 9. Bourgeois political parties; 10. Wars of national liberation or peaceful transformation?; Part III. Soviet-Latin American Relations During the Brezhnev Era: Introduction; 11. Case study: Mexico; 12. Case study: Chile; 13. Case study: Brazil and Argentina; Part IV. Conclusion: The Emerging Soviet Perception of Latin America and the Future of Soviet Policy Toward the Hemisphere; Conclusions; Epilogue - Latin America: the Long March; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Latin America through Soviet eyes provides an original and comprehensive assessment of changing Soviet perceptions of politics in Latin America during the Brezhnev years. Dr Prizel surveys the views of Soviet academics and journalists as well as of politicians on three main areas.

This is essential reading for students and specialists of Soviet foreign policy and international politics with special reference to Latin America, North-South and superpower relationships and competition.