LaFeber, Walter

A study of U.S. involvement in the countries of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica, focusing on the U.S. fear of certain kinds of revolution, and the way the U.S. system ironically helped cause revolutions in Central America.

Examines American and Russian political relations between World War II and the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S., covering such topics as the Truman Doctrine, the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the Chechnya rebellion.

Surveys the history of relations between the U.S. and Panama from the 19th century to 1977 and examines various aspects of the controversy over the Panama Canal Treaty proposed by the Carter administration in 1977.

Examines how the Nike corporation, using the popularity of Chicago basketball player Michael Jordan, impacted the economies and cultures of the world through its advertising campaign.