A Compact History of Latin America's Cold War

“A Compact History of Latin Ameria’s Cold War shines a light on the role of Latin American nations on both sides of the region’s bitter conflicts. . . . Pettinà’s nuanced interpretation has something to offer even the most ardent anti-imperialists.”—Jacobin

“Convincingly advances the notion that any good analysis of the Cold War in Latin America should acknowledge the fact that the global bifurcation of the world along conflicting ideologies and economic projects was paralleled in Latin America by an internal rivalry [Pettinà] calls an internal fracture. . . . An innovative study perfectly suited for classroom use.”—Latin Americanist

“Pettinà’s superb book—by turns ambitious, wide-ranging, iconoclastic, and razor-sharp—is now available to English-language readers courtesy of Quentin Pope’s fine translation. . . . A Compact History of Latin America’s Cold War should offer students and faculty in the Anglophone world a logical starting point for study, while being concise and accessible enough to appeal farbeyond the academy.”—NACLA Report on the Americas

“A deep and astute look at . . . the effects of the cold war on Latin America from a unique Latin American perspective.”—CounterPunch

“Important, well-argued . . . anyone interested in Latin America’s Cold War will profit immensely from this book.”—Hispanic American Historical Review

“An ambitious book that deserves to become required reading for students and scholars interested in this pivotal phase in the region’s history.”—H-LatAm

“Interweaving global and local developments along an insightful analytical frame, Pettinà reveals the distinct consequences of the Cold War in the Western Hemisphere.”—AL DÍA

“Pettinà suc­ceeds with aplomb. The volume’s conciseness and readability only add to its impact. . . . [E]minently accessible yet challenging and provocative.”—NACLA Report on the Americas

“An excellent book. Integrating the parallel and complementary English- and Spanish-language historiographies, Pettinà orients readers to the work being written in Latin America and to how that may change points of view. He is particularly effective in placing the role of the United States in proper perspective. Pettinà gets it just right.”—Patrick Iber, University of Wisconsin–Madison

“This book embraces metanarrative while demonstrating comfort with what Pettinà calls Latin America’s complex internal conflicts. Pettinà identifies patterns across the region without ignoring the contradictions that typically emerge when analyzing multiple countries, cultures, and languages.”—Thomas C. Field Jr., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University