| The United States and Brazil: A Long Road of Unmet Expectations Contributor(s): Hirst, Monica (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415950651 ISBN-13: 9780415950657 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: "The United States and Brazil" is a succinct overview of the history of US-Brazilian relations. The book will focus on the nations' relations over the past two decades. The book considers economic relations between the two countries, presenting pertinent statistical information and detailing key economic policy disputes between the two governments (as well as the ongoing negotiations regarding a free trade agreement for the Americas). It will also look at political issues such as military cooperation, nuclear energy, human rights and democracy, migration, the relative influence of both governments elsewhere in South America, relations in the context of multilateral organizations, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Finally, it considers the January 2003 transition from the Cardoso to the Lula presidency. The book concludes with an essay (by British scholar Andrew Hurrell) that situates U.S.-Brazilian relations in a broader analytical and comparative framework. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: 2004011024 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.08" W x 9.28" (0.81 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a succinct overview of the history of US-Brazilian relations over the past two decades. Monica Hirst considers economic relations between the two countries, presenting pertinent statistical information and detailing key economic policy disputes between the two governments (as well as the ongoing negotiations regarding a free trade agreement for the Americas). The book also looks at political issues such as military cooperation, nuclear energy, human rights and democracy, migration, the relative influence of both governments elsewhere in South America, relations in the context of multilateral organizations, drug trafficking, terrorism and the January 2003 transition from the Cardoso to the Lula presidency. It concludes with an essay that situates US-Brazilian relations in a broader analytical and comparative framework. The United States and Brazil will be of interest to students and scholars of economics, geography and politics and international relations in general. |
