Bøger i Latin American Studies serien

Combines the first full synopsis of social movement theory with an integrated account of social movement activity in Latin America

As a result of the regional debt crisis, most governments of Latin America in the 1980s entered into a process of profound policy change, from an import substitution oriented strategy to a focus upon export-promotion, with an emphasis upon market liberalisation. According to mainstream economic theory, the effect of this shift would be to favour agriculture. This book, with contributors from Latin America and Europe, surveys the results on agriculture of a decade of policy change, and to produce new and unexpected insights.

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Explores how magical realism is used in five modern Latin American novels by authors including Alejo Carpentier and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and considers magical realism as a type of narrative discourse which is specific to Latin America due to the way it elucidates social problems of race, class,

Studying international examples, the role of international organizations, non-governmental organizations and transnational networks in international relations, this book studies the global campaign against the authoritarian regime in Uruguay 1973-84.

Examines the political evolution of the judiciary - a usually overlooked political actor - and its capacity to contribute to the process of democratic consolidation in Latin America during the 1990s. This work analyzes twelve countries in order to assess the independence, impartiality, political strength and efficiency of the judicial branch.

Examines the invisible strings of power that moved political decisions in Mexico during the twentieth-century.

This is a thorough introduction to the film of Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Cuba's leading filmmaker. It covers all of Alea's 12 feature films, examining in depth his three best films.

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.