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Latin American Populism in the Twenty-first Century
Carlos de La Torre
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Description for Latin American Populism in the Twenty-first Century
Paperback. By analyzing the discourse and policies of populist leaders and reviewing their impact in particular countries, these contributors provide a deeper understanding of populism's democratizing promise as well as the authoritarian tendencies that threaten the foundation of liberal democracy. Editor(s): de la Torre, Carlos; Arnson, Cynthia J. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Bolivia's Evo Morales, and Ecuador's Rafael Correa have brought the subject of Latin American populism once again to the fore of scholarly and policy debate in the region. "Latin American Populism in the Twenty-first Century" explains the emergence of today's radical populism and places it in historical context, identifying continuities as well as differences from both the classical populism of the 1930s and 1940s and the neo-populism of the 1990s. Leading Latin American, U.S., and European authors explore the institutional and socioeconomic contexts that give rise to populism and show how disputes over its meaning are ... Read more
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Bolivia's Evo Morales, and Ecuador's Rafael Correa have brought the subject of Latin American populism once again to the fore of scholarly and policy debate in the region. "Latin American Populism in the Twenty-first Century" explains the emergence of today's radical populism and places it in historical context, identifying continuities as well as differences from both the classical populism of the 1930s and 1940s and the neo-populism of the 1990s. Leading Latin American, U.S., and European authors explore the institutional and socioeconomic contexts that give rise to populism and show how disputes over its meaning are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
587g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421410098
SKU
V9781421410098
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About Carlos de La Torre
Carlos de la Torre is the director of international studies and a professor of sociology at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. He is the author of Populist Seduction in Latin America. Cynthia J. Arnson is the director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She is the editor of In the Wake ... Read more
Reviews for Latin American Populism in the Twenty-first Century
This volume uses a well-defined methodological approach that sets it off from the vast scholarly literature on the topic of Latin American populism... The volume's comparative approach, both in national and continent-wide contexts, leads to valuable insights that will most likely serve as points of reference for future research and debate.
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