"This book offers a stimulating interdisciplinary analysis of the gripping problems of justice, inequality, and citizenship, and of citizen responses to these issues in contemporary Latin America. It is essential reading on these interrelated themes."--Scott Mainwaring, co-editor of Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America
"First-rate contributors address the quality of democracy in several Latin American countries in these readable and provocative essays. The volume focuses particularly on the relation between democracy and the law, on the importance of the past, and on informal politics and indigenous political movements. A must-read for all those who are tracking the course of democracy in the region and who are concerned about its political future."--Jane S. Jaquette, co-editor of "Women and Democracy: Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe
"For anyone who still assumes that markets plus elections suffice to resolve the problems of injustice that are the political, social, and economic patrimony of Latin America, this book will be afirm wake-up call. At the same time, the excellent case studies in this book make it clear that the current global neoliberal regime is no more effective at suppressing local struggles for justice than the more traditional forms of domination that came before it. It is valuable and provocative reading for anyone interested in understanding the contemporary political dynamics of justice and injustice."--Peter Evans, editor of "Livable Cities?
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"This book offers a stimulating interdisciplinary analysis of the gripping problems of justice, inequality, and citizenship, and of citizen responses to these issues in contemporary Latin America. It is essential reading on these interrelated themes."--Scott Mainwaring, co-editor of Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America
"First-rate contributors address the quality of democracy in several Latin American countries in these readable and provocative essays. The volume focuses particularly on the relation between democracy and the law, on the importance of the past, and on informal politics and indigenous political movements. A must-read for all those who are tracking the course of democracy in the region and who are concerned about its political future."--Jane S. Jaquette, co-editor of "Women and Democracy: Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe
"For anyone who still assumes that markets plus elections suffice to resolve the problems of injustice that are the political, social, and economic patrimony of Latin America, this book will be afirm wake-up call. At the same time, the excellent case studies in this book make it clear that the current global neoliberal regime is no more effective at suppressing local struggles for justice than the more traditional forms of domination that came before it. It is valuable and provocative reading for anyone interested in understanding the contemporary political dynamics of justice and injustice."--Peter Evans, editor of "Livable Cities?
Imprint | University of California Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | October 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | October 2003 |
Editors | Susan Eva Eckstein, Timothy P Wickham-Crowley |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 376 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-23745-2 |
Barcode | 9780520237452 |
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LSN | 0-520-23745-5 |