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Brazilian Elites and their Philanthropy: Wealth at the Service of Development by Jessica Sklair 9781032122137
RRP: $83.98$73.63This book explores the philanthropy of Brazilian elites during a key period in recent Brazilian history, from Workers Party president Lula’s last term in office through to the election of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.Against this backdrop of... -
Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century: Continuity and Change by Jacqueline Jimenez Polanco 9781032377544
RRP: $262.50$226.51This collection examines the continuities and changes that have set the Dominican political system apart from its Latin American counterparts over the last couple of decades. Whereas traditional political parties have lost support throughout Latin... -
Psychoanalysis as Social and Political Discourse in Latin America and the Caribbean Paola Bohorquez 9781032209845
RRP: $67.18$59.49This book offers a regional, intersectional, and transnational perspective of psychoanalysis in Latin America and the Caribbean that illuminates psychoanalysis's role as social and political discourse through a collection of original interventions in the... -
Psychoanalysis as Social and Political Discourse in Latin America and the Caribbean by Paola Bohorquez 9781032209838
RRP: $273.00$235.43This book offers a regional, intersectional, and transnational perspective of psychoanalysis in Latin America and the Caribbean that illuminates psychoanalysis's role as social and political discourse through a collection of original interventions in the... -
Caribbean Regional Integration: A Critical Development Approach Patsy Lewis (Brown University, USA) 9781032075365
RRP: $283.50$246.29This book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of regional integration in the contemporary Caribbean, challenging the value of the neoliberal ideology that permeates regionalism discourse.The book asks what value neoliberal regionalism holds for the... -
Deepening Democracy in Post-Neoliberal Bolivia and Venezuela: Advances and Setbacks by John Brown 9781032201481
RRP: $283.50$246.29This book provides a timely and nuanced analysis of the successes and shortcoming of efforts to move beyond market democracy in Bolivia and Venezuela. A twin crisis of democratic representation and socio-economic precarity created space for... -
Human Capital versus Basic Income: Ideology and Models of Anti-Poverty Programs in Latin America by Fabian A Borges 9780472132928
$156.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780472132928Author Fabian A BorgesFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint The University of Michigan PressPublisher The University of Michigan... -
Social Revolt in Chile: Triggering Factors and Possible Outcomes by Carlos Pena 9781032184012
RRP: $104.98$100.46This book investigates why Chile suddenly confronted a violent social revolt in October 2019, after almost thirty years of political stability, during which time the country was broadly regarded as Latin America's most successful nation. Since... -
Brazilian Elites and their Philanthropy: Wealth at the Service of Development by Jessica Sklair 9780367442170
RRP: $283.50$229.43This book explores the philanthropy of Brazilian elites during a key period in recent Brazilian history, from Workers Party president Lula's last term in office through to the election of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. Against this backdrop of... -
The Latin American Crisis and the New Authoritarian State by Manuel Larrabure 9780367740399
RRP: $262.50$226.51This book provides a fresh interpretation of the rise and fall of Latin America's 'left turn', or movement towards more progressive economic or social policies. From a historical and comparative perspective, the book argues that Latin America is entering... -
Mexico's Recent Economic Growth: The Mexican View by Marjory Mattingly Urquidi 9781477306468
RRP: $41.98$36.83The Mexican economy underwent a process of growth and transformation in the twentieth century, which was confirmed by the indexes and figures that economists use to chart the rate of growth, even allowing for possible inaccuracies in these figures. ... -
Performance Constellations: Networks of Protest and Activism in Latin America by Marcela A. Fuentes
$188.75Performance Constellations maps transnational protest movements and the dynamics of networked expressive behavior in the streets and online, as people struggle to be heard and effect long-term social justice. Its case studies explore collective political... -
Democracy on the Ground: Local Politics in Latin America’s Left Turn by Gabriel Hetland
RRP: $245.70$218.38Is democracy possible only when it is safe for elites? Latin American history seems to suggest so. Right-wing forces have repeatedly deposed elected governments that challenged the rich and accepted democracy only after the defanging of the Left and... -
What Works in Latin American Municipalities?: Assessing Local Government Performance by Claudia N. Avellaneda
$181.88This incisive book presents a critical compilation of empirical studies assessing local government performance in Latin America. Analysing original administrative data from municipalities in the understudied countries of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,... -
Rural Latin America in Transition: Development and Change in Mexico and Venezuela by Ray Watters
RRP: $230.98$129.05This book provides an in-depth and broad study on rural Latin America over a 60-year period. Using a case study approach of Mexico and Venezuela, peasants and lower rural classes are examined at the local, meso and national levels. Additionally, the... -
Bureaucrats, Politicians, and Peasants in Mexico: A Case Study in Public Policy by Merilee Grindle
RRP: $168.00$129.97This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices... -
Neoextractivism and Capitalist Development by Dennis C. Canterbury
RRP: $88.18$77.18The large-scale extraction of natural resources for sale in capitalist markets is not a new phenomenon, but in recent years global demand for resources has increased, leading to greater attention to the role of resource extraction in the development of... -
Youth and Development in Cuba by Richard N. Gioioso
RRP: $230.98$230.06As young people constitute the future development of Cuba, constant analysis of their diverse life experiences is necessary in new and diverse publications by a variety of researchers. This book examines how youth practices intersect with and are... -
Bolivia's Border System: Globalization of Illegal Markets by José Blanes Jiménez
RRP: $262.50$226.51This volume demonstrates how Bolivia is part of a regional border system and intends to contribute to public policies, related to violence and distortions stemming from global illegal markets, specifically for vulnerable populations.The book offers a... -
Socialist Human Development: Lessons from the Cuban Revolution by Henry Veltmeyer
RRP: $29.30$24.76Capitalism is a system in crisis. In the context of an urgent need for an alternative system, Cuba provides valuable lessons. The Cuban Revolution's unique features have allowed it to survive both the conditions that brought about the collapse of the... -
Making Revolution: The Communist Movement in Eastern and Central China, 1937-1945 by Yung-fa Chen
RRP: $132.30$104.96This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices... -
The Heart of Our Earth: Community resistance to mining in Latin America Tom Gatehouse 9781909014145
RRP: $52.40$39.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909014145Author Tom GatehouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 150g -
Latin American Social Policy Developments in the Twenty-First Century by Natalia Satyro
RRP: $230.98$207.33This book explores the scope of reforms and changes in the social protection systems in Latin America that have started at the beginning of the 21st century. It describes how and to what extent changes in social protection systems and social policies... -
Mexico City by Professor Martha Schteingart
RRP: $157.50$146.90Mexico City is the second largest city on the American continent, the most populous Spanish-speaking city in the world and the richest city, in terms of GFP, in Latin America. The authors explore the political structures, demography, economy, social... -
America Through Foreign Eyes by Castaneda
RRP: $38.83$33.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197660072Author CastanedaFormat PaperbackImprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USA -
Brazil Under the Workers' Party: From euphoria to despair by Sue Branford
RRP: $16.70$16.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909014015Author Sue BranfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 69g -
Changing Birth in the Andes: Culture, Policy, and Safe Motherhood in Peru by Lucia Guerra-Reyes
RRP: $62.90$39.08In 1997, when the author began research in Peru, she observed a profound disconnect between the birth care desires of health personnel and those of indigenous women. Midwives and doctors would plead with her as the anthropologist to ""educate women about... -
Acts of Repair: Justice, Truth, and the Politics of Memory in Argentina by Natasha Zaretsky
RRP: $69.30$61.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978807426Author Natasha ZaretskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University Press -
Latin American Politics and Development by Harvey F. Kline
RRP: $136.48$118.73For over forty years, Latin American Politics and Development has kept instructors and students abreast of current affairs and changes in Latin America. Now in its tenth edition, this authoritative yet accessible introduction has been updated throughout... -
Understanding Central America: Global Forces and Political Change John A. Booth 9780367361709
RRP: $79.78$70.94In this seventh edition, John A. Booth, Christine J. Wade, and Thomas W. Walker update a classic in the field which invites students to explore the histories, economies, and politics of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras... -
Twenty-First Century Socialism: Is There Life After Neo-Liberalism? by Atilio A. Boron
RRP: $35.60$29.61In Twenty-First-Century Socialism, Atilio A. Boron, winner of the prestigious Premio Liberator al Pensamiento Critico award (Liberator Award for Critical Thinking), traces the history of capitalism in Latin America and finds that the capitalist mode of... -
Women's Empowerment and Disempowerment in Brazil: The Rise and Fall of President Dilma Rousseff by Pedro A. G. dos Santos
RRP: $50.38$43.76In 2010, Dilma Rousseff was the first woman to be elected President in Brazil. She was re-elected in 2014 before being impeached in 2016 for breaking budget laws. Her popularity and controversy both energized and polarized the country. In Women's... -
Colonial Slavery: An Abridged Translation by Bernd Reiter
RRP: $77.68$68.31Jacob Gorender's (1922-2013) 1978 book, Colonial Slavery (O Escravismo Colonial), comes alive for English-language readers thanks to Bernd Reiter and Alejandro Reyes' brilliant translation. Gorender argued that slave-holding societies produced an... -
Living Quixote: Performative Activism in Contemporary Brazil and the Americas by Rogelio Minana
$78.23The 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... -
Contested Powers: The Politics of Energy and Development in Latin America by John-Andrew McNeish
$56.55In the global North the commoditization of creativity and knowledge under the banner of a creative economy is being posed as the post-industrial answer to dependency on labour and natural resources. Not only does it promise a more stable and sustainable... -
Presidential Leadership in the Americas since Independence by Guy Burton
RRP: $81.90$72.18What is presidential leadership and why have some presidents been considered "great" - or rather "transformational" - while others are not? What are the drivers which distinguish these presidents from the rest? Presidential... -
Democracy and Security in Latin America: State Capacity and Governance under Stress by Gabriel Marcella
RRP: $77.68$43.64The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for governments to generate the necessary capacity to address important security and institutional challenges; this volume deepens our understanding of the nature and extent of state governance in Latin... -
Culture as Judicial Evidence - Expert Testimony in Latin America by Leila Rodriguez
RRP: $65.10$55.76In Latin America, as early as 1975 testimony given under oath by anthropologists has been applied in the civil law systems in a number of Latin American countries. Called peritajes antropologicos culturales, this testimony can come in the form of... -
Bolivia at the Crossroads: Politics, Economy, and Environment in a Time of Crisis by Soledad Valdivia Rivera
RRP: $104.98$91.35As Bolivia reels from the collapse of the government in November 2019, a wave of social protests, and now the impact of Covid-19, this book asks where next for Bolivia? After almost 14 years in power, the government of Bolivia's first indigenous... -
Reframing Latin American Development Ronaldo Munck 9780367820831
RRP: $83.98$73.63Since the year 2000 Latin America has been at the forefront of a series of diverse experiments with alternative forms, pathways and models of economic development and at the cutting edge of the international theoretical and political debates that...