Author: Shafik Jorge HandalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Socialist Option in Central America
Author: Shafik Jorge HandalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Socialist Option on Latin America
Author: Schafik Jorge HandalLatin America's Turbulent Transitions
Author: Roger BurbachPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1848135696
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Over the past few years, something remarkable has occurred in Latin America. For the first time since the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua in the 1980s, people within the region have turned toward radical left governments - specifically in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Why has this profound shift taken place and how does this new, so-called Twenty-First-Century Socialism actually manifest itself? What are we to make of the often fraught relationship between the social movements and governments in these countries and do, in fact, the latter even qualify as 'socialist' in reality? These are the bold and critical questions that Latin America's Turbulent Transitions explores. The authors provocatively argue that although US hegemony in the region is on the wane, the traditional socialist project is also declining and something new is emerging. Going beyond simple conceptions of 'the left', the book reveals the true underpinnings of this powerful, transformative, and yet also complicated and contradictory process.
A World to Build
Author: Marta HarneckerPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1583674691
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Over the last few decades Marta Harnecker has emerged as one of Latin America’s most incisive socialist thinkers. In A World to Build, she grapples with the question that has bedeviled every movement for radical social change: how do you construct a new world within the framework of the old? Harnecker draws on lessons from socialist movements in Latin America, especially Venezuela, where she served as an advisor to the Chávez administration and was a director of the Centro Internacional Miranda. A World to Build begins with the struggle for socialism today. Harnecker offers a useful overview of the changing political map in Latin America, examining the trajectories of several progressive Latin American governments as they work to develop alternative models to capitalism. She combines analysis of concrete events with a refined theoretical understanding of grassroots democracy, the state, and the barriers imposed by capital. For Harnecker, twenty-first century socialism is a historical process as well as a theoretical project, one that requires imagination no less than courage. She is a lucid guide to the movements that are fighting, right now, to build a better world, and an important voice for those who wish to follow that path.
Marxism, Socialism, And Democracy In Latin America
Author: Richard L. HarrisPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429710496
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
At a time when the validity of Marxism is being questioned because of the collapse of the Communist regimes in Eastern Europe, Richard Harris examines the relevance of Marxism and socialism for Latin America and the Caribbean. Dr. Harris discusses recent revolutionary regimes and attempts at socialist transformation in the region in terms of Marxist theory, comparing them with the historical experiences of the Soviet Union, China, Yugoslavia, and Vietnam. The author argues that Marxist theory offers a framework for understanding recent revolutionary transformations as well as the contradictions and limitations of existing democratic regimes in the region. Particular attention is given to revolutionary Cuba, the Allende administration in Chile, the Popular Revolutionary Government in Grenada, the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua, and contemporary leftist parties and movements throughout Latin America. He contends that democratization and the solution of the region's economic and social problems require a democratic socialist project.
The Latin American Left
Author: Barry CarrPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Recent developments in Europe have elicited assertions that the historical movement of the Left is at a standstil. The evidence from Latin America, however, suggests that the Left is far from being marginalized. In eight country studies, contributors examine the lessons drawn from the failure of guerilla strategies in the 1960s, the challenge to the traditional Left posed by the emergence of new social movements, and the new emphasis on demoncratic reforms over socioeconomic change. They also analyze how the Left has responded to the erosion of U.S. influence in the region and discuss whether the Left has benefited from the mobilizations and protests generated by IMF-imposed austerity programs. In a final section contributors explore issues of regional significance, including the trade union struggle and guerilla warfare, and evaluate prospects for the future
Power, Purpose, and Collective Choice
Author: Ellen Turkish ComissoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communist countries
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Latin America, the Hopeful Option
Author: Eduardo Frei MontalvaPublisher: Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
U.S. Labor Movement and Latin America
Author: Philip S. FonerPublisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Covers the relationships between labour movements in the United States and in Latin America from the Mexican War of 1846 up to the founding of the Pan-American Federation of Labor in 1918. Deals with the Mexican Revolution of 1910 and with the aid given by US trade unionists and socialists to the Mexican revolutionists.
Central America
Author: Jorge I. DomínguezPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Central America
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
One of a series of booklets on world issues, this document summarizes some of the salient aspects of Central America with special attention given to Nicaragua and El Salvador. The booklet identifies the interests, policies, and choices of the major actors in the drama that engulfs the region and, increasingly, much of the world. Chapter one briefly outlines the historical background of Central America characterized as a friction point where European nations and the United States have clashed with each other and with local populations over control of the region and its international transportation routes. Chapter two focuses on Nicaragua and El Salvador as centers of controversy. Recent history, economic involvements, and political and social development are explored. Chapter three presents four possible scenarios for Central America in the years between 1985-1990: (1) Nicaragua isolated; (2) Central America divided; (3) return to the center; and (4) regional war. Three economic strategies for the 1980's are explored: (1) the new export orientation; (2) the continuance of the strategy of the 1970s; and (3) the reduction of dependence. Chapter four investigates Central America's relationship with the rest of the world. Chapter five discusses U.S. policies toward Central America including U.S. interests and U.S. policy options. The "Talking It Over" section offers questions for students and discussion groups. (RSL)