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Utopia Unarmed

The Latin American Left After the Cold War

The Latin American Left After the Cold War

By Jorge G. Castañeda

By Jorge G. Castañeda

By Jorge G. Castañeda

By Jorge G. Castañeda

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Aug 02, 1994 | ISBN 9780679751410

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Jun 27, 2012 | ISBN 9780307822994

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    About Utopia Unarmed

    Castro’s Cuba is isolated; the guerrillas who once spread havoc through Uruguay and Argentina are dead, dispersed, or running for office as moderates. And in 1990, Nicaragua’s Sandinistas were rejected at the polls by their own constituents. Are these symptoms of the fall of the Latin American left? Or are they merely temporary lulls in an ongoing revolution that may yet transform our hemisphere?

    This perceptive and richly eventful study by one of Mexico’s most distinguished political scientists tells the story behind the failed movements of the past thirty years while suggesting that the left has a continuing relevance in a continent that suffers from destitution and social inequality. Combining insider’s accounts of intrigue and armed struggle with a clear-sighted analysis of the mechanisms of day-to-day power, Utopia Unarmed is an indispensable work of scholarship, reportage, and political prognosis.

    About Utopia Unarmed

    Castro’s Cuba is isolated; the guerrillas who once spread havoc through Uruguay and Argentina are dead, dispersed, or running for office as moderates. And in 1990, Nicaragua’s Sandinistas were rejected at the polls by their own constituents. Are these symptoms of the fall of the Latin American left? Or are they merely temporary lulls in an ongoing revolution that may yet transform our hemisphere?

    This perceptive and richly eventful study by one of Mexico’s most distinguished political scientists tells the story behind the failed movements of the past thirty years while suggesting that the left has a continuing relevance in a continent that suffers from destitution and social inequality. Combining insider’s accounts of intrigue and armed struggle with a clear-sighted analysis of the mechanisms of day-to-day power, Utopia Unarmed is an indispensable work of scholarship, reportage, and political prognosis.

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    About Jorge G. Castañeda

    Jorge G. Castañeda is the global distinguished professor of politics and Latin American studies at New York University. He was Mexico’s foreign minister from 2000 to 2003. Castañeda has been a professor of political science at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, a senior… More about Jorge G. Castañeda

    About Jorge G. Castañeda

    Jorge G. Castañeda is the global distinguished professor of politics and Latin American studies at New York University. He was Mexico’s foreign minister from 2000 to 2003. Castañeda has been a professor of political science at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, a senior… More about Jorge G. Castañeda

    Product Details

    Category: Latin American World History | Politics

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 02, 1994 | 512 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 | ISBN 9780679751410

    Category: Latin American World History | Politics

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Vintage
    Jun 27, 2012 | 512 Pages | ISBN 9780307822994

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    Praise

    "Seldom does a new book as noteworthy cross my desk …. [This is] an excellent history… a complex prescription for how the left might yet play an essential role in post-cold-war Latin America… a book that overturns stereotypes and challenges easy wisdom."

    — Nicolas Shumway, The New York Times Book Review



    "Extraordinary…. [This book] attempts to do nothing less than restore direction to the Latin American left…. Surprising and refreshing." — Los Angeles Times Book Review

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