Panama and the United States by Michael L Conniff

Panama and the United States by Michael L Conniff

After Panama assumed control of the Panama Canal in 1999, its relations with the United States became those of a friendly neighbor. In this third edition, Michael L. Conniff describes Panama's experience as owner-operator of one of the world's premier waterways and the United States' adjustment to its new, smaller role. He finds that Panama has done extremely well with the canal and economic growth but still struggles to curb corruption, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Historically, Panamanians aspired to have their country become a crossroads of the world, while Americans sought to tame a vast territory and protect their trade and influence around the globe. The building of the Panama Canal (1904-14) locked the two countries in their parallel quests but failed to satisfy either fully. Drawing on a wide array of sources, Conniff considers the full range of factors--political, social, strategic, diplomatic, economic, and intellectual--that have bound the two countries together.

MICHAEL L. CONNIFF is director of Latin American and Caribbean studies and a professor of Latin American history at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He lived and worked in Panama for many years. He is the author of several books on Panama, Brazil, and Latin America.

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ISBN 13	9780820344140
ISBN 10	0820344141
Title	Panama and the United States
Author	Michael L Conniff
Series	The United States And The Americas
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Georgia Press
Year published	2012-11-30
Number of pages	260
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