Details

Subject(s)

• Stroessner, Alfredo 1912-2006 [Browse]
• United States—Foreign relations—Paraguay [Browse]
• Paraguay—Foreign relations—United States [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government—1945-1989 [Browse]
• Paraguay—Politics and government—1954-1989 [Browse]
• Cold War [Browse]
• Dictators—Paraguay—History—20th century [Browse]

Series

Pitt Latin American series [More in this series]

Summary note

The Dictator Dilemmatells the story of US bilateral relations with the Alfredo Stroessner dictatorship (1954-1989). Tyvela focuses on how and why that diplomatic relationship changed during the Cold War from cooperation, based on mutual opposition to communism, to conflict, based on clashing expectations concerning democratic reforms and human rights. The policy debates by officials in Washington and in Asunción brought out a tension that has defined US diplomacy for more than a century: how can the United States partner with tyrants while credibly proclaiming to advance a democratic mission in the world? Tyvela argues that the Stroessner regime was symbolic of a broader foreign policy struggle to perpetuate, enforce, and ultimately redefine the importance of friendly dictators to US global and hemispheric interests.

Notes

"Release date: April 9, 2019."

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Source of description

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 25, 2019).

ISBN

• 9780822986508 ((electronic book))
• 0822986507 ((electronic book))

OCLC

1103320877

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