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- Populism in Latin America: Second Edition
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: The University of Alabama Press
summary
This updated edition of Populism in Latin America discusses new developments in populism as a political phenomenon and the emergence of new populist political figures in Mexico, Argentina, and Venezuela in particular.
For more than one hundred years—from the beginning of the twentieth to the early twenty-first century—Latin American populists proved amazingly successful at gaining high office, holding on to power, maintaining their followings, and renewing their careers. They raised more campaign money, got more voters to the polls,and held followers’ allegiances far better than traditional politicians. Certainly some populist leaders were corrupt, others manipulated their followers, and still others disgraced themselves. Nevertheless, populist leaders were extraordinarily effective in reaching masses of voters, and some left positive legacies for future generations.
Populism in Latin America examines the notion of populism in the political and social culture of Latin American societies as expressed through the populist leaders of several Latin American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. This second edition also includes a new preface by Kenneth M. Roberts, professor of comparative and Latin American politics and the Robert S. Harrison Director of the Institute for the Social Sciences at Cornell University.
Contributors
Jorge Basurto / Michael L. Conniff / Paul W. Drake / Steve Ellner / Joel Horowitz /
Kenneth M. Roberts / W. Frank Robinson /Ximena Sosa / Steve Stein / Kurt Weyland
Jorge Basurto / Michael L. Conniff / Paul W. Drake / Steve Ellner / Joel Horowitz /
Kenneth M. Roberts / W. Frank Robinson /Ximena Sosa / Steve Stein / Kurt Weyland
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-iv
- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-22
- 5. The Paths to Populism in Peru
- pp. 110-131
- 9. Populism in the Age of Neoliberalism
- pp. 201-222
- Contributors
- pp. 223-224
Additional Information
ISBN
9780817386139
Related ISBN(s)
9780817357092
MARC Record
OCLC
810533728
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2013-06-27
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2012