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- catalog abstract "". . . This is a brilliant book . . . It approaches the subject of U.S.-Latin American relations from a totally fresh and unique perspective. " --Thomas M. Davies, Jr., Professor of History and Director, Center for Latin American Studies, San Diego State University The lazy greaser asleep under a sombrero and the avaricious gringo with money-stuffed pockets are only two of the negative stereotypes that North Americans and Latin Americans have cherished during several centuries of mutual misunderstanding. This unique study probes the origins of these stereotypes and myths and explores how they have shaped North American impressions of Latin America from the time of the Pilgrims up to the end of the twentieth century. Fredrick Pike's central thesis is that North Americans have identified themselves with "civilization" in all its manifestations, while viewing Latin Americans as hopelessly trapped in primitivism, the victims of nature rather than its masters. He shows how this civilization-nature duality arose from the first European settlers' perception that nature--and everything identified with it, including American Indians, African slaves, all women, and all children--was something to be conquered and dominated. This myth eventually came to color the North American establishment view of both immigrants to the United States and all our neighbors to the south. For everyone interested in understanding and improving relations between North and Latin America, this book will be required reading.".
- catalog contributor b3848413.
- catalog coverage "Latin America Civilization Public opinion.".
- catalog coverage "Latin America Foreign public opinion, American.".
- catalog coverage "Latin America Relations United States.".
- catalog coverage "United States Relations Latin America.".
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "". . . This is a brilliant book . . . It approaches the subject of U.S.-Latin American relations from a totally fresh and unique perspective. " --Thomas M. Davies, Jr., Professor of History and Director, Center for Latin American Studies, San Diego State University The lazy greaser asleep under a sombrero and the avaricious gringo with money-stuffed pockets are only two of the negative stereotypes that North Americans and Latin Americans have cherished during several centuries of mutual misunderstanding. This unique study probes the origins of these stereotypes and myths and explores how they have shaped North American impressions of Latin America from the time of the Pilgrims up to the end of the twentieth century. Fredrick Pike's central thesis is that North Americans have identified themselves with "civilization" in all its manifestations, while viewing Latin Americans as hopelessly trapped in primitivism, the victims of nature rather than its masters. He shows how this civilization-nature duality arose from the first European settlers' perception that nature--and everything identified with it, including American Indians, African slaves, all women, and all children--was something to be conquered and dominated. This myth eventually came to color the North American establishment view of both immigrants to the United States and all our neighbors to the south. For everyone interested in understanding and improving relations between North and Latin America, this book will be required reading.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xix, 442 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "United States and Latin America.".
- catalog identifier "0292785232 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0292785240 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "United States and Latin America.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Austin : University of Texas Press,".
- catalog relation "United States and Latin America.".
- catalog spatial "Latin America Civilization Public opinion.".
- catalog spatial "Latin America Foreign public opinion, American.".
- catalog spatial "Latin America Relations United States.".
- catalog spatial "United States Relations Latin America.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "303.48/27308 20".
- catalog subject "F1418 .P555 1992".
- catalog subject "Public opinion United States.".
- catalog title "The United States and Latin America : myths and stereotypes of civilization and nature / by Fredrick B. Pike.".
- catalog type "text".