Utopia Unarmed: The Latin American Left After the Cold War Contributor(s): Castaņeda, Jorge G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679751416 ISBN-13: 9780679751410 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 1994 Annotation: Castro's Cuba is isolated; the guerrillas who once spread havoc through Uruguay and Argentina are dead, dispersed, or running for office as moderates. And in 1990, Nicaragua's Sandinistas were rejected at the polls by their own constituents. Are these symptoms of the fall of the Latin American left? Or are they merely temporary lulls in an ongoing revolution that may yet transform our hemisphere? This perceptive and richly eventful study by one of Mexico's most distinguished political scientists tells the story behind the failed movements of the past thirty years while suggesting that the left has a continuing relevance in a continent that suffers from destitution and social inequality. Combining insider's accounts of intrigue and armed struggle with a clear-sighted analysis of the mechanisms of day-to-day power, Utopia Unarmed is an indispensable work of scholarship, reportage, and political prognosis. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism - History | Latin America - General - Political Science | Globalization |
Dewey: 320.530 |
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 5.52" W x 8.5" L (1.42 lbs) 512 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
Features: Price on Product |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/25/1994 |
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Publisher Description: Castro's Cuba is isolated; the guerrillas who once spread havoc through Uruguay and Argentina are dead, dispersed, or running for office as moderates. And in 1990, Nicaragua's Sandinistas were rejected at the polls by their own constituents. Are these symptoms of the fall of the Latin American left? Or are they merely temporary lulls in an ongoing revolution that may yet transform our hemisphere? This perceptive and richly eventful study by one of Mexico's most distinguished political scientists tells the story behind the failed movements of the past thirty years while suggesting that the left has a continuing relevance in a continent that suffers from destitution and social inequality. Combining insider's accounts of intrigue and armed struggle with a clear-sighted analysis of the mechanisms of day-to-day power, Utopia Unarmed is an indispensable work of scholarship, reportage, and political prognosis. |
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