James F. Siekmeier is Assistant Professor of History at West Virginia University.

“James Siekmeier has produced a model of scholarship in this concise analysis of U.S. relations with Bolivia from the Revolution of 1952 to the present. With superb multi-archival research in Bolivia and the United States, Siekmeier demonstrates the multifaceted nature of the bilateral relationship. The United States deployed economic and military aid to contain the Bolivian Revolution, even as Bolivian officials skillfully channeled the aid for their own purposes. Siekmeier’s fascinating discussions of the joint campaign to capture Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara in 1967 and Bolivia’s decision to expel the Peace Corps in 1971 further reveal the complex nature of U.S. interactions with Bolivia.”—Stephen G. Rabe, University of Texas at Dallas

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 .The Early Years2. The Bolivian Revolution and the United States3. The Splintering of the Revolution4. The Rebellion in the Countryside5. Bolivia’s Line in the Sand6. The Revolution’s Long ShadowConclusion: Another Round of TensionAppendix: U.S. Economic Assistance to BoliviaBibliographyIndex

James F. Siekmeier is Assistant Professor of History at West Virginia University.

“James Siekmeier has produced a model of scholarship in this concise analysis of U.S. relations with Bolivia from the Revolution of 1952 to the present. With superb multi-archival research in Bolivia and the United States, Siekmeier demonstrates the multifaceted nature of the bilateral relationship. The United States deployed economic and military aid to contain the Bolivian Revolution, even as Bolivian officials skillfully channeled the aid for their own purposes. Siekmeier’s fascinating discussions of the joint campaign to capture Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara in 1967 and Bolivia’s decision to expel the Peace Corps in 1971 further reveal the complex nature of U.S. interactions with Bolivia.”—Stephen G. Rabe, University of Texas at Dallas

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 .The Early Years2. The Bolivian Revolution and the United States3. The Splintering of the Revolution4. The Rebellion in the Countryside5. Bolivia’s Line in the Sand6. The Revolution’s Long ShadowConclusion: Another Round of TensionAppendix: U.S. Economic Assistance to BoliviaBibliographyIndex

James F. Siekmeier is Assistant Professor of History at West Virginia University.

“James Siekmeier has produced a model of scholarship in this concise analysis of U.S. relations with Bolivia from the Revolution of 1952 to the present. With superb multi-archival research in Bolivia and the United States, Siekmeier demonstrates the multifaceted nature of the bilateral relationship. The United States deployed economic and military aid to contain the Bolivian Revolution, even as Bolivian officials skillfully channeled the aid for their own purposes. Siekmeier’s fascinating discussions of the joint campaign to capture Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara in 1967 and Bolivia’s decision to expel the Peace Corps in 1971 further reveal the complex nature of U.S. interactions with Bolivia.”—Stephen G. Rabe, University of Texas at Dallas

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 .The Early Years2. The Bolivian Revolution and the United States3. The Splintering of the Revolution4. The Rebellion in the Countryside5. Bolivia’s Line in the Sand6. The Revolution’s Long ShadowConclusion: Another Round of TensionAppendix: U.S. Economic Assistance to BoliviaBibliographyIndex