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
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.
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, Dublin City University*
Provocative analyses that invert current orthodoxies. Reshapes how
we think about social movements, rural societies, working class
struggles, and indigenous peoples.
*Elizabeth Dore, University of Southampton*
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, Arizona State University*
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