| Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy Contributor(s): Vivares, Ernesto (Contribution by), Dominguez, Francisco (Contribution by), Crabtree, John (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1848131836 ISBN-13: 9781848131835 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: This book is a one-stop guide to the revival of social democratic and socialist politics across the region. At the end of the Cold War, after decades of neoliberal domination and the "Washington Consensus," it seemed that the left was finished in Latin America. But in fact new opportunities sprang up through electoral politics and mass action. Warning against over-simplification, this book offers detailed historical analysis of Latin America as a whole and country-specific case studies. From the anti-imperialism of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas in Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba, to the more gradualist routes being taken in Chile, Argentina and Brazil, "Reclaiming Latin America" gives a real sense of the plurality of political responses to popular discontent. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
| Dewey: 335.009 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.80 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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| Publisher Description: Reclaiming Latin America is a one-stop guide to the revival of social democratic and socialist politics across the region. At the end of the Cold War, and through decades of neoliberal domination and the 'Washington Consensus' it seemed that the left could do nothing but beat a ragged retreat in Latin America. Yet this book looks at the new opportunities that sprang up through electoral politics and mass action during that period. The chapters here warn against over-simplification of the so-called 'pink wave'. Instead, through detailed historical analysis of Latin America as a whole and country-specific case studies, the book demonstrates the variety of approaches to establishing a lasting social justice. From the anti-imperialism of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas in Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba, to the more gradualist routes being taken in Chile, Argentina and Brazil, Reclaiming Latin America gives a real sense of the plurality of political responses to popular discontent. |
