Caribbean & Latin American

Sorensen investigates the manner in which Chilean media and public culture discuss human rights violations committed during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) as well as human rights problems which still exist.Book InformationISBN...

The Shining Path was one of the most brutal insurgencies ever seen in the Western Hemisphere. Political Violence and the Authoritarian State in Peru explores the devastating effects of insurgent violence and the state's brutal counterinsurgency methods...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780817357092Author Michael ConniffFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint The University of Alabama PressPublisher The University of Alabama...

Tennyson Joseph provides a comprehensive analysis of the relevance of C.L.R. James’s political thought to twenty-first-century Caribbean politics. He clarifies, explains and justifies James's method, and applies his ideas to concrete political...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955055505Author Diego EsparzaFormat HardbackPage Count 173Imprint Lynne Rienner PublishersPublisher Lynne Rienner PublishersWeight(grams) 363g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781955055420Author Maxwell A. CameronFormat HardbackPage Count 263Imprint Lynne Rienner PublishersPublisher Lynne Rienner PublishersWeight(grams) 227g

Although Haiti established its independence in 1804, external actors such as the United States, the United Nations, and non-profits have wielded considerable influence throughout its history. Especially in the aftermath of the Duvalier regime and the...

Brazil's black population, one of the oldest and largest in the Americas, mobilized a vibrant antiracism movement from grassroots origins when the country transitioned from dictatorship to democracy in the 1980s. Campaigning for political equality after...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683402725Author Minou Tavarez MirabalFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint University Press of FloridaPublisher University Press of FloridaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816540136Author Colleen M. Scanlan LyonsFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona...

Political theorists tend to write about the countries of Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama) either as individual nation-states or as the pawns and victims of international intervention. What...

Latin America has recently experienced a powerful resurgence of populism, a phenomenon that has had an outsized influence on the region's politics. What explains this resurgence? And what is distinctive about this new populist era? Answering these...

Bolivia decentralized in an effort to deepen democracy, improve public services, and make government more accountable. Unlike many countries, Bolivia succeeded. Over the past generation, public investment shifted dramatically toward primary services and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780813044651Author Marc FrankFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint University Press of FloridaPublisher University Press of Florida

In Political Communication Strategies in Post-independence Jamaica, 1972-2006, Floyd E. Morris analyses some of the factors that contribute to apathy among citizens towards the political process by focusing on the communication strategies used by leaders...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781073369010Author Maryrene GomezFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 95g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781870518635Author Walter H. RobanFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint Hansib Publications LimitedPublisher Hansib Publications LimitedWeight(grams) 569g

Now in a thoroughly updated edition, this comprehensive and engaging text explores contemporary Mexico's political development and examines the most important policy issues facing Mexico in the twenty-first century. The first half of the book traces...

Brazil's black population, one of the oldest and largest in the Americas, mobilized a vibrant antiracism movement from grassroots origins when the country transitioned from dictatorship to democracy in the 1980s. Campaigning for political equality after...

This introduction to politics is designed for first-year students in social sciences and for the general reader interested in the basics of contemporary politic. The text's various sections and lecture summaries deal with the important areas of political...

This is the first comprehensive historical assessment of the career of Eric Williams, the scholar and statesman. Born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1911, Eric Williams published his classic work Capitalism and Slavery in 1944 and several other books...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985029227Author Matt SalmonFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Center for Security PolicyPublisher Center for Security PolicyWeight(grams) 77g

The arrival of democracy and globalization was a watershed moment for Latin America. It produced a changing political and economic environment, where democracy provided challengers with expanding political opportunities but globalization precipitated...

The 400th anniversaries of Don Quixote in 2005 and 2015 sparked worldwide celebrations that brought to the fore its ongoing cultural and ideological relevance. Living Quixote examines contemporary appropriations of Miguel de Cervantes's masterpiece in...

The history of modern Nicaragua is populated with leaders promising a new and better day. Inevitably, as Nicaragua and the Politics of Utopia demonstrates, reality casts a shadow and the community must look to the next leader. As an impoverished state,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780915117574Author Clifton RossFormat PaperbackImprint New Earth PublicationsPublisher New Earth PublicationsWeight(grams) 213g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798887440217Author Laura Snyder BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press

Mexico is a country whose global political and economic significance are rapidly increasing. This book offers the first in-depth English-language analysis of the politics of representation in Mexico. Through innovative conceptual work and original case...

Latin American Development from Populism to Neopopulism: A Multidisciplinary Perspective explores the socioeconomic development of Latin America through the periods of populism, military dictatorships, neoliberalism and neopopulism by utilizing a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538177136Author Hope BastianFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Rowman & LittlefieldPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Throughout the 2000s Latin America formed the leading edge of antineoliberal resistance. But what is left of the "pink tide" today? How have governments established in its wake related to a changing global economy and a right-wing resurgence? In this...

This edited volume analyzes national security issues with maritime implications, and, specifically, naval projects and postures of main South Atlantic countries: Brazil, Argentina, Nigeria, and South Africa. Additionally, it provides comprehensive and...

In Decolonizing Patagonia: Mapuche Peoples and State Formation in Argentina, Lucas Savino examines Indigenous efforts for self-determination, territorial autonomy, and decolonization in Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Through an analysis of the ways in...

Disrupting Maize undertakes a critical interrogation of maize, the staple food and symbol of the Mexican nation. As the centre of origin and genetic diversification of maize, the Mexican territory is regarded today as being under threat of irreversible...

Disrupting Maize undertakes a critical interrogation of the symbol and the staple food of the Mexican nation. As the centre of origin and genetic diversification of maize, the Mexican territory is regarded today as being under threat of irreversible...

This book provides a theoretical framework for understanding polarised politics. Contrary to the common understanding that polarisation is associated with populism and illiberal democracies, this book demonstrates that polarisation is by no means the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538189030Author Kevin PallisterFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538189023Author Kevin PallisterFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538141557Author Steve EllnerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Rowman & LittlefieldPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 152g

This book examines the tensions and convergences between social movements and twenty-first century progressive Latin American governments. Focusing on feminist, indigenous, environmental, rural, and labor movements, leading scholars present a...