Latin America's Democratic Crusade - An Interview with Allen Wells

01/14/24 • 43 min

Today we have a special episode - an interview with Allen Wells about his new book Latin America's Democratic Crusade.

Allen's book examines the 20th century and argues that, despite the preoccupations within the USA about the Cold War, for many inside the region a different battle was playing out. Not Communism versus Capitalism, but democracy versus dictatorship.

The book will be published by Yale University Press and it is out now,

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Today we have a special episode - an interview with Allen Wells about his new book Latin America's Democratic Crusade.

The book will be published by Yale University Press and it is out now,

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