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TEXTBOOK Latin American Politics and Society
A Comparative and Historical Analysis
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Gerardo L. Munck | University of Southern California
An engaging introduction to Latin America with a fresh, thematic approach to key political and social issues. This accessible undergraduate textbook examines the entirety of the region, addressing complex issues in a clear and direct manner. Grounded in cutting-edge research and data, concepts are illustrated through tables, maps, and timelines.
658pp
Jun. 2022 9781108708555 Paperback GBP 34.99 / USD 44.99
Jun. 2022 9781108477314 Hardback GBP 99.99 / USD 130.00 eISBN 9781108769570
Recognition Politics
Indigenous Rights and Ethnic Conflict in the Andes
Lorenza B. Fontana | University of Glasgow
The first attempt to assess the implications of internationally acclaimed indigenous rights for rural poor communities across different countries and policy issues, such as land, natural resources and service provision. A pioneering work which uses important policy implications to challenge consolidated assumptions on recognition politics.
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
250pp
Dec. 2022 9781009265539 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009265515
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Religion and Brazilian Democracy
Mobilizing the People of God
Amy Erica Smith | Iowa State University
This book will appeal to academics and nonacademics interested in Brazilian and Latin American politics, as it provides the first rigorous yet accessible book-length account of evangelical and Catholic politics in this century. It will also be of interest to academics and undergraduate students studying religion and democratic representation worldwide.
Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
222pp 28 b/w illus.
Apr. 2022 9781108711586 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99
Mar. 2019 9781108482110 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105.00 eISBN 9781108699655
Resisting Extortion
Eduardo Moncada | Barnard College, Columbia University
Using ethnographic data gathered in violent locations across Latin America, Eduardo Moncada shares new insights into the widespread problem of criminal extortion. Despite living in settings where states cannot or will not enforce the rule of law, victims of crime find different ways to fight back.
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
300pp
Jan. 2022 9781108824705 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99
Jan. 2022 9781108843386 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108915328
The Informal Regulation of Criminal Markets in Latin America
Hernán Flom | Trinity College, Connecticut
This book shows how and why politicians and police actors confront, negotiate with, or protect drug dealers to contain criminal violence in urban areas or profit from illicit rents. It will be useful to scholars, students and policymakers interested in crime and violence in Latin America and beyond.
300pp
Aug. 2022 9781009170727 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009170710
The Limits of Judicialization
From Progress to Backlash in Latin America
Sandra Botero
Focusing on several hot-button topics in Latin American politics, including abortion, state violence, judicial corruption and corruption prosecutions, The Limits of Judicialization explains why the institutional and cultural changes that empowered the region’s courts often fall short of the promise of greater accountability and rights protection.
350pp
Aug. 2022 9781009098342 Hardback GBP 90.00 / USD 120.00 eISBN 9781009093859
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The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America
Gustavo A. Flores-Macías | Cornell University, New York
This book offers a comprehensive, region-wide examination of the politics of taxation in Latin America, one of the most pressing issues to confront the region. It will interest scholars across political science, sociology, economics and public policy who study political economy in the developing world, as well as policymakers.
283pp 16 b/w illus. 16 tables
Feb. 2022 9781108464994 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99
Jun. 2019 9781108474573 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105.00 eISBN 9781108655934
The Politics of LGBTQ Rights Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean
Javier Corrales | Amherst College, Massachusetts
The first section of this Element reviews the history of LGBTQ rights in the region since the 1960s. The second section reviews explanations for the expansion of rights and setbacks, especially since the mid 2000s. This Element concludes with an overview of the causes and possible future direction of the current backlash against LGBTQ rights.
Elements in Politics and Society in Latin America
75pp
Apr. 2022 9781108995207 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108993609
The Post-Partisans
Anti-Partisans, Anti-Establishment Identifiers, and Apartisans in Latin America
Carlos Meléndez | Universidad Diego Portales, Chile
This Element expands on alternative political identifications as a result of decaying party identification to better understand different levels of party system institutionalization, party-building, and partisan polarization in the region.
Elements in Politics and Society in Latin America
75pp
Sep. 2022 9781108717366 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781108694308
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When Democracies Deliver Governance Reform in Latin America
Katherine Bersch | Davidson College, North Carolina
This book highlights the importance of strategy, revealing that gradual reforms produce better results than drastic overhauls imposed by political will. This study is aimed at scholars interested in comparative politics, state development, Latin American politics, and public policy, as well as practitioners and policymakers around the globe.
236pp 3 b/w illus. 4 tables
Apr. 2022 9781108459204 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99
Jan. 2019 9781108472272 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105.00 eISBN 9781108559638
Middle East government, politics, policy
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Anticolonial Afterlives in Egypt
The Politics of Hegemony
Sara Salem | London School of Economics and Political Science
Using the work of Antonio Gramsci and Frantz Fanon, two foundational theorists of anticapitalism and anticolonialism, this book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the afterlives of Egypt’s moment of decolonization and how they reverberate into the present.
The Global Middle East 315pp 9 b/w illus.
Jun. 2022 9781108798389 Paperback GBP 25.99 / USD 33.99
Apr. 2020 9781108491518 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105.00 eISBN 9781108868969
Charity in Saudi Arabia
Civil Society under Authoritarianism
Nora Derbal
Focused on charity activism, this innovative book offers rich insights into charity organizations and everyday charity practices in Jeddah, and the lives of those who care for the poor and needy to deepen our understanding of state-society relations, as well as practices of everyday Islam in Saudi Arabia.
Cambridge Middle East Studies
336pp
Jul. 2022 9781316513477 Hardback GBP 90.00 / USD 120.00 eISBN 9781009072656
Creating Consent in an Illiberal Order
Policing Disputes in Jordan
Jessica Watkins
London School of Economics and Political Science
Although Middle Eastern states are commonly referred to as ‘police states’, little has been written about their police. By studying the ‘low policing’ of interpersonal disputes in Jordan, this book outlines the inconspicuous, daily methods the state uses to create and sustain the social order.
Cambridge Middle East Studies
288pp
Jun. 2022 9781009098618 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009105781
Creating Local Democracy in Iran
State Building and the Politics of Decentralization
Kian Tajbakhsh
Empirically rich and theoretically informed, this book is an innovative analysis of how local government in Iran’s cities and towns undermines democratization and consolidates the Islamist electoral authoritarian regime. It uses original data to deepen our understandings of comparative politics, economic development, and democratization.
313pp
Jul. 2022 9781009160919 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009160926
Democracy or Authoritarianism
Islamist Governments in Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia
Sebnem Gumuscu | Middlebury College, Vermont
Tracing the evolution of Islamist political parties and their rise to power in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia, Sebnem Gumuscu explains why some remained committed to democracy while others took an authoritarian turn. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in three countries, Gumuscu considers the impact of party affairs on incumbents’ democratic commitments.
296pp
Mar. 2023 9781009178235 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781009178259
Dwelling on the Green Line
Privatize and Rule in Israel/Palestine
Gabriel Schwake | University of Sheffield
Analysing the growth of the settlements along the border between Israel and the occupied West-Bank, the Green-Line, this book examines the lives lived around these lines, from the 1970s to the present day, attempting to understand the interface between the state’s strategy of territorial expansion and individual, as well as corporate, interests.
240pp
Mar. 2022 9781316512890 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009071246
