Dear Sergio,

I forgot to add that the author of the book that I suggested to you was 
Gilbert Rist. Kind regards Flavio




On Feb 9 2011, michael perelman wrote:

>Before the 1950s, the US's main gaol was to shatter the existing
>empires to gein better access to trade.  As the Cold War picked up
>steam, modernization emerged as an alternative strategy for promoting
>US interests.
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