Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean

by Richard L. Harris (Editor), Jorge Nef (Editor)

Overview

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Comprehensive and interdisciplinary, this thoroughly updated and revised second edition is an engaging critical analysis of the major political, economic, social, and ecological conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Genuinely regional in scope, this textbook examines the hemispheric and global context of these conditions as well as the relations among Latin American and Caribbean states and their relations with the United States. Expert contributors describe and analyze the economies and trading relations, politics and state policies, social inequalities and social injustices, indigenous communities, gender relations, influence of religion, wide array of social movements, and social ecology of the societies in this important region of the world. Harris and Nef have assembled a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate courses and all readers concerned with understanding the past, present, and future development of contemporary Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Americas as a whole.

Contributions by: Guido Pascual Galafassi, Richard L. Harris, Judith Adler Hellman, Cristóbal Kay, Michael Kearney, Francesca Miller, Jorge Nef, Viviana Patroni, Wilder Robles, and Stefano Varese.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742572508
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/28/2008
Series:	Critical Currents in Latin American Perspective Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	360
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Richard L. Harris holds a joint appointment as professor of global studies and of world languages and cultures at California State University, Monterey Bay. Jorge Nef is professor and director of the Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean (ISLAC) at the University of South Florida.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean
Chapter 2: Rural Transformation: Unequal Development and Persistent Poverty
Chapter 3: Dependency, Underdevelopment, and Neoliberalism
Chapter 4: Economic Restructuring, Neoliberalism, and the Working Class
Chapter 5: Insecurity, Development, and Democracy: A Pan-American Perspective
Chapter 6: The New Social Movements in Latin America and the Caribbean
Chapter 7: Women in the Social, Political, and Economic Transformation of Latin America and the Caribbean
Chapter 8: Indigenous Peoples: Changing Identities and Forms of Resistance
Chapter 9: Liberation Theology, Christian Base Communities, and Solidarity Movements: A Historical Reflection
Chapter 10: Ecological Crisis, Sustainable Development, and Capitalism
Chapter 11: Globalization and Regionalization in the Americas

Editorial Reviews

Recommended.

CHOICE

The essays written by a host of recognized professionals in Latin America studies focus on rural transformation, underdevelopment, economic restructuring, Pan-American perspectives on governing, economic, and social systems, gender, identity, theology, ecology, globalization and regionalism, and other subjects. Their analysis of such subjects goes beyond causes and consequences. In many ways, their conclusions border on a prophetic view of Latin American's future. This book, while structured for classroom use, is recommended to readers interested in the subject.

Colonial Latin American Historical Review

Together, all the eleven chapters in this book provide a general comparative framework for a deep analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean, demonstrating that Marxism still stands as a comprehensive and prosperous field for the development of a critical science, in particular if it is based on the integrative concepts of capital, power, and inequality. The multidimensional researches of the historical context and the contemporary structures of capital, power and inequality address an interdisciplinary texture of economic, political, and social changes in Latin America and the Caribbean that converts this must-read book into a valuable source for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for a broader public concerned with this region.

European Review Of Latin American and Caribbean Studies

The editors of this collection have brought together leading critical scholars with a wealth of experience behind them to provide an up-to-date survey of the main economic, political, and social aspects of contemporary Latin America. Recommended.

Ronaldo Munck

Provocative analyses that invert current orthodoxies. Reshapes how we think about social movements, rural societies, working class struggles, and indigenous peoples.

Elizabeth Dore

The first edition of Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America was prophetic, and this revision is even more important, especially in light of the pace and space of globalization. In the spirit of Andre Gunder Frank, it examines Latin America and globalization: the diverse alliances of women's organizations and the growth of new social movements, political parties, indigenous movements, and environmentalist groups. While it is clearly written and appropriate for undergraduates, its analytical focus will appeal to all scholars.

Pat Lauderdale