Latin American and Caribbean Politics

Brazil's New Racial Politics
Bernd Reiter and Gladys L. Mitchell, editors

As the popular myth of racial equality in Brazil crumbles beneath the weight of current grassroots politics, how will the country redefine itself as a multiethnic nation? Brazil’s New    More >

Race, Ethnicity, and Power in Ecuador: The Manipulation of Mestizaje
Karem Roitman

How do today's Latin American elites understand and relate to ideas of power, race, ethnicity, and mestizaje? And what impact does that understanding have on the dynamics of    More >

Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean, 2nd Edition
Richard S. Hillman and Thomas J. D’Agostino, editors

Carefully designed to enhance readers’ comprehension of the diversity and complexities of the region, Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean ranges in coverage from history to    More >

Political Corruption in Mexico: The Impact of Democratization
Stephen D. Morris

Has the fundamental shift in Mexico's political system away from single-party authoritarian rule had any impact on the pattern of corruption that has plagued the country for years? Is    More >

China in Latin America: The Whats and Wherefores
R. Evan Ellis

With China on the minds of many in Latin America—from politicians and union leaders to people on the street, from business students to senior bankers—a number of important    More >

Building Democracy in Latin America, 3rd edition
John Peeler

The third edition of this historically and theoretically grounded analysis of the democratic experience in Latin America reflects important developments both in the region and in the    More >

Negotiating Democracy in Brazil: The Politics of Exclusion
Bernd Reiter

Do societal inequalities limit the effectiveness of democratic regimes? And if so, why? And how? Addressing this question, Bernd Reiter focuses on the role of societal dynamics in    More >

Rethinking Venezuelan Politics: Class, Conflict, and the Chavez Phenomenon
Steve Ellner

In this fresh look at Venezuelan politics, Steve Ellner emphasizes the central significance of the country's economic and social cleavages. Ellner's journey through modern    More >

Mobilizing for Human Rights in Latin America
Edward Cleary

In this follow-up to his widely read The Struggle for Human Rights in Latin America, Edward Cleary examines some of the robust human rights movements of the past two decades.    More >

The Roots of Haitian Despotism
Robert Fatton Jr.

Though founded in the wake of a revolution that embodied its slave population's quest for freedom and equality, Haiti has endured a history marked by an unending pattern of repressive    More >

The Pinochet Regime
Carlos Huneeus, translated from the Spanish by Lake Sagaris

This seminal book was inspired by a series of questions: What explains the endurance of Augusto Pinochet's authoritarian regime in Chile, a country with a lengthy democratic tradition?    More >

Politicians and Politics in Latin America
Manuel Alcántara Sáez, editor

The premise of this book is, simply, that politicians matter—that an understanding of the role played by politicians in the way that politics is carried out in their countries is, far    More >

Citizenship in Latin America
Joseph S. Tulchin and Meg Ruthenburg, editors

Is democracy in Latin America in trouble, as many now argue? Or is the increasingly overt political participation of both "average" and marginalized citizens evidence to the    More >

The State on the Streets: Police and Politics in Argentina and Brazil
Mercedes S. Hinton

Winner of the British Society of Criminology's Best Book Award! How Latin American governments will respond to popular outcry against unprecedented levels of both corruption and crime    More >

The Andes in Focus: Security, Democracy, and Economic Reform
Russell Crandall, Guadalupe Paz, and Riordan Roett, editors

How can a region roiled by political strife, civil war, illicit drug trafficking, and dismal economic performance achieve political stability and support economic growth? The Andes in Focus    More >

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