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Since Peru's independence in 1824, its foreign policy has been shaped by the conflicting demands of independence and interdependence. Ronald Bruce St John systematically analyzes the strong link between the external and internal concerns that determine Peruvian foreign policy, demonstrating that domestic objectives and political considerations strongly influence - if not actually dictate - many aspects of the nation's international posture.

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Peru's foreign policy has always been closely tied to internal politics and questions of national development. Vulnerable to external penetration by its neighbors and the great powers (especially Great Britain and the US), Peru has been perennially frustrated in its goals of autonomous national development and an independent foreign policy. The author provides a valuable chronicle of the interplay of domestic and foreign political history, although inevitably the scope of the study reports many fascinating episodes with only brief analysis (for example, the complex interplay of domestic and external initiatives, reactions, pressures, and retreats during the 1968-80 military regimes is reduced to less than eight pages, most of it focused on resolving old border issues and the development of the Andean Pact). Though the author's acknowledgment of Peruvian dependency rests on a base of realpolitik and not Marxism, he nevertheless demonstrates a clear sympathy for his subject and command of his material. Extensive footnotes and bibliography. Highly recommended for all libraries. E. M. Dew; Fairfield University