Book, "The Topsy-Turvy Path to Twenty-first-Century Socialism The Limitations of the New Left in Latin America" by Nicole Fabricant

The Topsy-Turvy Path to Twenty-first-Century Socialism. The Limitations of the New Left in Latin America 
by Nicole Fabricant

Book Review of:
Latin America’s Turbulent Transitions: The Future of Twenty-first-Century Socialism.
by Roger Burbach, Michael Fox, Federico Fuentes
London and New York: Zed Books, 2013.

Book, "Contemporary Middle Class in Latin America A Study of San Felipe" by Omar Pereyra

Contemporary Middle Class in Latin America:  A Study of San Felipe

OMAR PEREYRA

In the last decades, the Latin American middle class is growing in size while becoming more heterogeneous. Sustained economic growth explains its increasing size, but behind its heterogeneity there is not only the diversification of lifestyles, but also the crystallization of a large process of upward social mobility of second and third generation migrants to capital cities and their incorporation into middle-class positions. In the last decades, these individuals are now part of the different spheres of socialization formerly occupied by the traditional middle class: private schools, college and universities, middle-class jobs and occupations, and traditional middle-class neighborhoods.

Book, "FOR-GET Identity, Media, and Democracy in Chile" by Claudia Bucciferro

FOR-GET: Identity, Media, and Democracy in Chile

by CLAUDIA BUCCIFERRO

The election of Michelle Bachelet, the first female president of Chile, brought to the public sphere topics such as gender, inequality, and the legacy of seventeen years of military rule. Former dictator Augusto Pinochet instructed Chileans to “for-get” and move on, but this is complicated because individual and collective identities are anchored in memory and articulated through discourse. What happens to a nation and its people when the obliged referent of their recent history is one that hardly anyone wants to address? This book reveals the incongruity between what current media say...

Book, "Cauca's Indigenous Movement in Southwestern Colombia Land, Violence, and Ethnic Identity" by Brett Troyan

Cauca's Indigenous Movement in Southwestern Colombia

Land, Violence, and Ethnic Identity

BRETT TROYAN

Lexington Books

Pages: 220 • Size: 6 1/2 x 9 3/8

978-1-4985-0228-3 • Hardback • June 2015 • $85.00 • (£54.95)

978-1-4985-0229-0 • eBook • June 2015 • $84.99 • (£54.95)

Series: The Peoples of "Latin" America and the Caribbean

Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American

ABOUT THE BOOK

Book, "Oil in the Soil. The Politics of Paying to Preserve the Amazon" by Pamela L. Martin

Oil in the Soil

The Politics of Paying to Preserve the Amazon

PAMELA L. MARTIN

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 168 • Size: 6 x 9

978-1-4422-1128-5 • Hardback • July 2011 • $81.00 • (£54.95)

978-1-4422-1130-8 • eBook • August 2011 • $79.99 • (£52.95)

Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political Science / Comparative Politics, Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy

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Book, "Disrupting Maize Food, Biotechnology and Nationalism in Contemporary Mexico" by Gabriela Mendez Cota

Disrupting Maize

Food, Biotechnology and Nationalism in Contemporary Mexico

GABRIELA MÉNDEZ COTA

Rowman & Littlefield International

Pages: 218 • Size: 5 3/4 x 8 3/4

978-1-78348-606-9 • Hardback • April 2016 • $120.00 • (£80.00)

978-1-78348-607-6 • Paperback • April 2016 • $39.95 • (£24.95)

978-1-78348-608-3 • eBook • April 2016 • $38.99 • (£24.95)

Series: Disruptions

Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy, Social Science / Comparative Cultural Studies, Social Science / Material Culture

Courses: Sociology; Institutions; Sociology of Technology

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Book, "Miguel Pro. Martyrdom, Politics, and Society in Twentieth-Century Mexico by Marisol Lopez-Menendez

Miguel Pro

Martyrdom, Politics, and Society in Twentieth-Century Mexico

MARISOL LÓPEZ-MENÉNDEZ

Lexington Books

Pages: 220 • Size: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2

978-1-4985-0425-6 • Hardback • May 2016 • $85.00 • (£54.95)

978-1-4985-0426-3 • eBook • May 2016 • $84.99 • (£54.95)

Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, History / Latin America / Mexico

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Book, "Emergency Politics in the Third Wave of Democracy. A Study of Regimes of Exception in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru" by Claire Wright

Emergency Politics in the Third Wave of Democracy

A Study of Regimes of Exception in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru

CLAIRE WRIGHT

Lexington Books

Pages: 212 • Size: 6 1/4 x 9 3/8

978-1-4985-1527-6 • Hardback • December 2015 • $85.00 • (£54.95)

978-1-4985-1528-3 • eBook • December 2015 • $84.99 • (£54.95)

Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, History / Latin America / South America, Political Science / General,Political Science / History & Theory

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Book, "The Organization of American States as the Advocate and Guardian of Democracy. An Insider’s Critical Assessment of its Role in Promoting and Defending Democracy" by Ruben M. Perina

The Organization of American States as the Advocate and Guardian of Democracy

An Insider’s Critical Assessment of its Role in Promoting and Defending Democracy

RUBÉN M. PERINA

University Press of America

Pages: 268 • Size: 6 x 9

978-0-7618-6644-2 • Paperback • September 2015 • $34.99 • (£23.95)

978-0-7618-6645-9 • eBook • September 2015 • $34.99 • (£23.95)

Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / Political Freedom, Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political Science / Intergovernmental Organizations

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Book, "The Puzzle of Latin American Economic Development" by Patrice Franko

The Puzzle of Latin American Economic Development

Third Edition

PATRICE FRANKO

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 712 • Size: 7 x 10 1/4

978-0-7425-5353-8 • Paperback • March 2007 • $69.00 • (£47.95)

Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development, History / Reference, Political Science / History & Theory

Courses: Political Science; Comparative Politics; Government & Politics; Latin America, Economics; International Political Economy, International & Area Studies; Middle East Studies; Economics

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Book, "Contemporary Mexican Politics" Third Edition by EMILY EDMONDS-POLI AND DAVID A. SHIRK

Contemporary Mexican Politics

Third Edition

EMILY EDMONDS-POLI AND DAVID A. SHIRK

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 366 • Size: 7 x 10

978-1-4422-2025-6 • Hardback • July 2015 • $95.00 • (£65.00)

978-1-4422-2026-3 • Paperback • July 2015 • $39.95 • (£24.95)

978-1-4422-2027-0 • eBook • July 2015 • $38.99 • (£24.95)

Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, History / Latin America / Mexico, Political Science / Comparative Politics, Political Science / International Relations / General

Courses: Political Science; Comparative Politics; Government & Politics; Latin America, History; Latin America; Modern

ABOUT THE BOOK

Book, "The U.S. Mexican Border Today. Conflict and Cooperation in Historical Perspective", Third Edition, by Paul Ganster - with David E. Lorey

"The U.S.-Mexican Border Today. Conflict and Cooperation in Historical Perspective", Third Edition  PAUL GANSTER - WITH DAVID E. LOREY Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 296 • Size: 6 x 9 978-1-4422-3110-8 • Hardback • August 2015 • $85.00 • (£54.95) 978-1-4422-3111-5 • Paperback • August 2015 • $29.00 • (£19.95) 978-1-4422-3112-2 • eBook • August 2015 • $28.99 • (£19.95) Series: Latin American Silhouettes Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, History / Latin America / Mexico, History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX), Social Science / Human Geography Courses: Political Science; International Relations; Foreign Policy; Latin American, Political Science; Comparative Politics; Government & Politics; Latin America

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Book, "The U.S. Mexican Border Today. Conflict and Cooperation in Historical Perspective", Third Edition, by Paul Ganster - with David E. Lorey

"The U.S.-Mexican Border Today. Conflict and Cooperation in Historical Perspective", Third Edition  PAUL GANSTER - WITH DAVID E. LOREY Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 296 • Size: 6 x 9 978-1-4422-3110-8 • Hardback • August 2015 • $85.00 • (£54.95) 978-1-4422-3111-5 • Paperback • August 2015 • $29.00 • (£19.95) 978-1-4422-3112-2 • eBook • August 2015 • $28.99 • (£19.95) Series: Latin American Silhouettes Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, History / Latin America / Mexico, History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX), Social Science / Human Geography Courses: Political Science; International Relations; Foreign Policy; Latin American, Political Science; Comparative Politics; Government & Politics; Latin America

ABOUT THE BOOK

Book, "The U.S. Mexican Border Today. Conflict and Cooperation in Historical Perspective", Third Edition by PAUL GANSTER - WITH DAVID E. LOREY

"The U.S.-Mexican Border Today. Conflict and Cooperation in Historical Perspective", Third Edition  PAUL GANSTER - WITH DAVID E. LOREY Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 296 • Size: 6 x 9 978-1-4422-3110-8 • Hardback • August 2015 • $85.00 • (£54.95) 978-1-4422-3111-5 • Paperback • August 2015 • $29.00 • (£19.95) 978-1-4422-3112-2 • eBook • August 2015 • $28.99 • (£19.95) Series: Latin American Silhouettes Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, History / Latin America / Mexico, History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX), Social Science / Human Geography Courses: Political Science; International Relations; Foreign Policy; Latin American, Political Science; Comparative Politics; Government & Politics; Latin America

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Book, "A Contemporary Cuba Reader. The Revolution under Raúl Castro"

A Contemporary Cuba Reader. The Revolution under Raúl Castro, Second Edition  EDITED BY PHILIP BRENNER; MARGUERITE ROSE JIMÉNEZ; JOHN M. KIRK AND WILLIAM M. LEOGRANDE PURCHASE THIS EDITION  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 488 • Size: 7 x 10 978-1-4422-3098-9 • Hardback • July 2014 • $100.00 • (£70.00) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon. 978-1-4422-3099-6 • Paperback • July 2014 • $39.95 • (£24.95) 978-1-4422-3100-9 • eBook • July 2014 • $38.99 • (£24.95) Subjects: Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American, History / Latin America / General, History / United States / General,Political Science / International Relations / General, Social Science / Regional Studies Courses: Political Science; Comparative Politics; Government & Politics; Latin America, International & Area Studies; Latin American Studies; South America

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Book, "FOR-GET Identity, Media, and Democracy in Chile" by Claudia Bucciferro

FOR-GET: Identity, Media, and Democracy in Chile

by CLAUDIA BUCCIFERRO

The election of Michelle Bachelet, the first female president of Chile, brought to the public sphere topics such as gender, inequality, and the legacy of seventeen years of military rule. Former dictator Augusto Pinochet instructed Chileans to “for-get” and move on, but this is complicated because individual and collective identities are anchored in memory and articulated through discourse. What happens to a nation and its people when the obliged referent of their recent history is one that hardly anyone wants to address? This book reveals the incongruity between what current media say...