The question of how U.S. foreign policy should manage relations with autocratic governments, particularly in the Caribbean and Latin America, has always been difficult and complex. In "The Dictator Next Door" Eric Paul Roorda focuses on the relations between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic following Rafael Trujillo s seizure of power in 1930. Examining the transition from the noninterventionist policies of the Hoover administration to Roosevelt s Good Neighbor policy, Roorda blends diplomatic history with analyses of domestic politics in both countries not only to explore the political...
The question of how U.S. foreign policy should manage relations with autocratic governments, particularly in the Caribbean and Latin America, has alwa...
