The Second World War was a watershed moment in US–South American relations. Yet the Good Neighbor Policy—the driving force behind many of the changes during this time—remains underanalyzed, especially from a South American perspective. Examining topics ranging from literary fashions and trends in the press to science, militarism, and gender categories, New Perspectives on the Good Neighbor Policy sheds light on this crucial period in which the US defined geopolitical relations with South America and solidified its hemispheric hegemony. Additionally, the contributors evaluate the legacy of the Good Neighbor Policy in the twentieth century and its impact on twenty-first century politics.

Table of Contents:
Part 1. The “Good Neighbor Policy” in U.S. Politics and Governance Chapter 1. The “Good Neighbor Policy” in U.S. Politics and Governance Part 2. Literature, Magazines, and Press Chapter 2. Printed Seductions: The Cultural Diplomacy of the United States in Brazil through Periodicals and Pamphlets Chapter 3. Culture as Ally and Enemy in the Wake of Wartime Pan-Americanism Chapter 4. Translating Brazilian Literature as Part of the Good Neighbor Policy (1941-1946) Part 3. Intellectuals, Health, Science Chapter 5. The Good Neighbor Historian: Charles Lyon Chandler and the Making of Relations Between Brazil and the United States during World War II Chapter 6. Science, Technology, and the Good Neighbor Policy – The Case of Physics and Atomic Minerals Involving Brazil and the US Chapter 7. Good Neighbor Education: Robert King Hall’s Travels to Brazil in the 1940s Part 4. Cooperations, Disputes, and Military Strategies Chapter 8. Brazilian Politics from the Perspective of “good neighbors”: Participation in the Second World War, the Fall of Vargas and the End of the Estado Novo Chapter 9. Brothers in Arms: Images and Representations of the Joint Military Operations of the Armies of Brazil and the United States in the Italian Campaign and the Good Neighbor Policy (1944-1945) Chapter 10. Hemispheric Security, Labor, and Social Policy: Seeing World War II Brazil through the Eyes of J. Edgar Hoover. Alexandre Fortes Part 5. Art, Cinema and Popular Culture Chapter 11. American Scouting Mission: A Foray into South America Before the Good Neighbor Policy Chapter 12. The Color of the Neighborship: Orson Welles’ It’s all true and Racial Inclusion in the Cinematic Form Chapter 13. Through the Lenses of Good Neighborhood: The Photographer Genevieve Naylor in Brazil (1940-1942) Chapter 14. Commercial Propaganda on The War Front: The Advertising Project Part 6. The Legacy of the Good Neighbor Policy Chapter 15. The Seductive Imperialism: The Americanization of Brazil during World War II Chapter 16. Creating Good Neighbors? Nelson Rockefeller’s Office of Inter-American Affairs and its Post War Legacy Chapter 17. The Good Neighbor Policy From the 20th Until the 21st Century: Hegemonic Crisis and Changes