The last day of oppression, and the first day of the same
Subtitle: the politics and economics of the New Latin American left
By: Jeffery R. Webber
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9781608467150
Subjects: Politics and government; Economic conditions; New Left; Political parties; Right and left (Political science); Social movements
Description: Throughout the 2000s Latin America formed the leading edge of antineoliberal resistance. But what is left of the "pink tide" today? How have governments established in its wake related to a changing global economy and a right-wing resurgence? In this penetrating volume, Jeffery Webber traces evolving, often contradictory relationships between left-wing governments and the social movements that propelled them to power.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.