Latin America, The United States, And The Interamerican System

John D. Martz is head and professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University.

• Introduction Part 1: Perspectives on Inter-American Relations 1. Contemporary Paradigms in the Study of Inter-American Relations 2. The Inter-American Political Economy: How Dependable Is Dependency Theory? 3. Inter-American Relations in Global Perspective Part 2: United States-Latin American Relations: The Shape of Hegemony 4. The Political Mythology of the Monroe Doctrine: Reflections on the Social Psychology of Hegemony 5. The Madness of the Method: The United States and Cuba in the Seventies 6. Democracy and the Imposition of Values: Definitions and Diplomacy Part 3: Human Rights and U.S. Policy Toward Latin America 7. U.S. Diplomacy and Human Rights in Latin America 8. The Impact of U.S. Human Rights Policy: Argentina 9. Human Rights and Development: Lessons from Latin America