Faking it: U.S. Hegemony in a "post-phallic" Era

Faking it: U.S. Hegemony in a "post-phallic" Era
ISBN-10
0816632693
ISBN-13
9780816632695
Series
Faking It
Category
History
Pages
182
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
U of Minnesota Press
Author
Cynthia Weber

Description

Weber provides an invigorating analysis of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America through the lens of queer theory, one that is certain to spark controversy and debate. She probes popular ideas of how the United States is personified, arguing that a degree of queerness is both absent and present in these perceptions. Weber critically engages the popular image of American culture. Reviewing U.S. military interventions in Latin America from 1959 to 1994, Weber posits that American foreign policy is a set of strategic displacements of castration anxiety. She brilliantly illuminates the cultural anxieties and imperatives that shape foreign policy. Utilizing humor and critical logic, she provides a fascinating perspective on American foreign relations in the Caribbean.

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