{"product_id":"latin-america-in-caricature-paperback","title":"Latin America in Caricature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn J. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not many readers will thank the author as he deserves, for he has told us more about ourselves than we perhaps wish to know,\" predicted \u003ci\u003eLatin America in Books\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eLatin America in Caricature\u003c\/i\u003e-an exploration of more than one hundred years of hemispheric relations through political cartoons collected from leading U.S. periodicals from the 1860s through 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The cartoons are grouped according to recurring themes in diplomacy and complementing visual imagery. Each one is accompanied by a lengthy explanation of the incident portrayed, relating the drawing to public opinion of the day. Johnson's thoughtful introduction and the comments that precede the individual chapters provide essential background for understanding U.S. attitudes and policies toward Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'...one of the most important books in recent years on hemisphere relations.... A bold work that could scarcely have been conceived until recently, Latin America in Caricature is a product of the climate of raised consciousness that has made may privileged white males aware of the hollowness of the stereotypes they have concocted to rationalize domination over Blacks, women, and other purportedly less-than-rational beings--stereotypes that they then projected southward so as to justify their assumed rights of hegemony in the hemisphere.'--Fredrick B. Pike, Hispanic American Historical Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn J. Johnson (1912-2004) was Professor of History at Stanford University. Among his many publications are \u003ci\u003eThe Military and Society in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSimón Bolívar and Spanish American Independence, 1883-1930\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.46 x 5.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42113029832784,"sku":"9780292740310","price":66.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/Q3hxaDViUEdsRkhCNndQNGt0YlZ6Zz09.webp?v=1772642872","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/latin-america-in-caricature-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}