ABOUT THIS BOOK

In 1889 the Brazilian empire was overthrown in a military coup. The goodwill and assistance of the United States to the young republic of Brazil helped forge an alliance. But America's apparently irresistible political and economic advances into Brazil were also hampered by disagreements-over naval armaments, reciprocity arrangements, the issue of coffee valorization, and in the 1920s over Brazil's efforts to play an active role in the League of Nations at Geneva. The relationship proved to be unequal, with the United States gaining influence in Latin America, as the Brazilian elite's ambitions and vanities were fed.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Joseph Smith is associate professor in American diplomatic history at the University of Exeter.

REVIEWS

“What stands out about Smith's book is how it reveals policy patterns and trends that sharply parallel later policy thinking and development on both sides. . . . What strikes this reviewer after reading Smith's book is how little U.S. Latin American policy, the rhetoric and the actions, really changed during the twentieth century.”
—Diplomatic History

“In a clear, readable style, Professor Smith provides a succinct discussion of the vicissitudes of political and commercial negotiations between the United States and Brazil from the early days of the Pan-American movement to the Revolution of 1930.”
—The Americas

“This is a fine addition to the shelf of books on hemispheric relations, for Smith has diligently and judiciously plumbed Brazilian as well as American documents, memoirs, newspapers, and monographs, and his detailed judgments are balanced and sound. . . . American readers of Smith's book will better appreciate the modern problems confronting the two nations since 1930.”
—American Historical Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Preface

1. Sister Republics, 1889–1901

Recognition

Reciprocity

The Naval Revolt

The Revival of Reciprocity

2. Years of Approximation, 1902–1912

The Acre Territorial Dispute

Continued Discussions Over Reciprocity

The Beginning of Approximation

The Hague Conference

Brazilian Rivalry with Argentina

Dollar Diplomacy

3. Conflict and Conformity, 1912–1920

The Valorization Controversy

The ABC

The Response to World War

Wartime Allies

The Versailles Conference

4. Misunderstandings and Bruised Feelings, 1921–1928

The Naval Mission

Economic Relations

Diplomatic Pitfalls

5. Demise of an Era, 1928–1930

A Goodwill Visit

The 1930 Revolution

Notes

Bibliographical Essay

Index

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