Why Central and South America do not trust the United States : a century and a half of abuse, manipulation and exploitation : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

This project is concerned with the hatred and fear that Central and South Americans have with the United States, referencing the work of Jose Marti, Ruben Dario, and Pablo Neruda not only as reflections of popular thought of their times, but also as efforts by these authors to convince Latin American society of the evils associated with their "northern neighbor." Along with a discussion of the anti-U.S. writings by these authors, there is also a broad historical overview of the United States' involvement in Latin American affairs from 1823 to 1991, focusing upon the time periods of the specific authors in order to cite events and foreign policy decisions that gradually built up a great deal of resentment and fear on the part of all Latin Americans towards the United States of America.