The politics of exile in Latin America
By: Mario Sznajder, Luis Roniger.
Contributors: Roniger, Luis, 1949-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780521517355
Subjects: Exile (Punishment) -- Latin America; Exiles -- Psychology; Exiles -- Social conditions; Statelessness -- Latin America; Latin America -- Politics and government
Description: "The Politics of Exile in Latin America addresses exile as a major mechanism of institutional exclusion used by all types of governments in the region against their own citizens, while they often provided asylum to aliens fleeing persecution. The work is the first systematic analysis of Latin American exile on a continental and transnational basis and on a long-term perspective. It traces variations in the saliency of exile among different expelling and receiving countries; across different periods; with different paths of exile, both elite and massive; and under authoritarian and democratic contexts. The project integrates theoretical hindsight and empirical findings, analyzing the importance of exile as a recent and contemporary phenomenon, while reaching back to its origins and phases of development. It also addresses presidential exile, the formation of Latin American communities of exiles worldwide, and the role of exiles in shaping the collective identities of these countries."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.