Synopsis
This title offers a comprehensive analysis of current Latin American politics - at home and abroad. Cuban intellectual, Roberto Regalado provides a critical analysis of the issues facing Latin America today. He examines the political crises and the emerging social movements on the continent that are spearheading international resistance to neo-liberalism - from the water struggles in Bolivia to the landless movement in Brazil - and considers alternative options … mehrfor development. Providing a history of the conflagrations between Latin American nations and the United States from 1989 to 2006, this up-to-date account includes analysis of recent events such as Evo Morale's electoral victory in Bolivia, and the continued war-of-words between Venezuela's President Chavez and the Bush administration.
Über den Autor und weitere Mitwirkende
Robert Regalado is one of Cuba's prominent intellectuals and commentators who has studied and written on Latin American politics for more than three decades. He was the author of "América Latina Entre Siglos" (also published by Ocean Press in English as "Latin America at the Crossroads"). He recently published: Encuentros y desencuentros de la izquierda latinoamericana. weniger