The ‘Black Legend’ and the Development of American Historiography on Spanish Colonialism
Perhaps in the spirit of patriotism, American historiographers of colonialism are most accustomed to discussing is Great Britian. The American Revolution no doubt influenced this feeling of superiority over European powers, with American historians echoing the major grievance of ‘taxation without representation’ as a reason for our rebellion against British colonial tyranny. British colonialism itself,…
Book Review: Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy
Among the most positively remembered presidents of the United States is John F. Kennedy, whose youthful term was abruptly cut short by an assassination. Praised for his support of the Civil Rights movement and popularly mythologized through Jackie Kennedy’s characterization of his time in office as “Camelot,” collective historical memory views him with a nostalgic…
A Near-Perfect Colony: The American Empire and Venezuela during the Cold War
Many Cold War historiographers mistakenly view Betancourt as the ‘father of Venezuelan democracy,’ citing his apparent pragmatic centrism in his Accion Democratica and liberal reforms having helped Venezuela succeed amidst the Cold War tensions in Latin America. However, it is more productive to examine Venezuela under Betancourt and Pérez Jimenez as the most successful outcome…
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