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Social Movements and State Power: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador
James Petras
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Description for Social Movements and State Power: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador
Paperback. Leading academics investigate the left turn in Latin American politics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JMC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
The 2003 electoral victory of Lucio Gutiérrez in Ecuador was met with the same sense of optimism that greeted the election of Ignacio 'Lula' da Silva in Brazil, and Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Gutierrez's victory was viewed as a major advance for the country in its 500 year-long struggle for freedom and democracy.
In Bolivia, Evo Morales similarly came within an electoral whisker of achieving state power in 2002, and in 2003 Nestor Kirchner became President of Argentina.
Many journalists , academics and politicians speak of a "left-turn" in Latin America, ... Read more
The 2003 electoral victory of Lucio Gutiérrez in Ecuador was met with the same sense of optimism that greeted the election of Ignacio 'Lula' da Silva in Brazil, and Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Gutierrez's victory was viewed as a major advance for the country in its 500 year-long struggle for freedom and democracy.
In Bolivia, Evo Morales similarly came within an electoral whisker of achieving state power in 2002, and in 2003 Nestor Kirchner became President of Argentina.
Many journalists , academics and politicians speak of a "left-turn" in Latin America, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745324227
SKU
V9780745324227
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About James Petras
James Petras is Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Binghamton University, New York. He is the author of numerous works on Latin America and global development, including Revolutionary Social Change in Colombia (Pluto, 2009) and Social Movements and State Power (Pluto, 2005). Henry Veltmeyer is Professor of Sociology and International Development Studies at Saint Mary's University, Nova ... Read more
Reviews for Social Movements and State Power: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador
Petras and Veltmeyer in their study of recent economic and political developments in four other South American countries considers the political and economic developments in each country in the light of the increasing prominence of the left and the extent to which challenges to the neo-liberalism of the International Monetary Fund had been successful. Using Chavez's victory in Venezuela to ... Read more