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12%OFFRut Diamint - Latin America´s Leaders - 9781783601028 - V9781783601028
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Latin America´s Leaders

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Description for Latin America´s Leaders Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHL; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Cult-of-personality or true democracy? The rise of populism worldwide, combined with the overwhelming success of leaders in Latin America, has positioned the region at the forefront of political debate. Conventional wisdom presents this trend as a handful of charismatic individuals leading an ideological challenge to liberal democracy. But can it really be that simple? Based on exclusive interviews with over three hundred politicians - former presidents, vice presidents, current party officials and hundreds more - Latin America's Leaders exposes what the Pink Tide really thinks of its presidents. Arguing that the political styles of leaders such ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
271g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783601028
SKU
V9781783601028
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99-10

About Rut Diamint
Rut Diamint is professor of international relations at Universidad Torcuato di Tella, researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET) and a member of the Advisory Committee of Club de Madrid and the UN Secretary General Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters. Laura Tedesco is associate professor of political science at Saint ... Read more

Reviews for Latin America´s Leaders
`In this extraordinary book, based on over three hundred interviews conducted with politicians in five countries, Diamint and Tedesco show how leaders are constrained by party systems and how their normative preferences shape the quality of democracy.' Anibal Perez-Linan, University of Pittsburgh `An empirically rich and conceptually sophisticated book on political leadership in Latin America. This ... Read more

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