POLITICS, ECONOMICS & LAW
9/12 The Epic Battle of the Ground Zero Responders
By William H. Groner and Tom Teicholz Saga of the epic nine-year legal battle against the City of New York on behalf of the first responders on the Ground Zero cleanup. Their selfless bravery and humanity were rewarded with horrible health issues resulting from the toxic stew of chemicals present in the dust and debris that government officials such as Mayor Rudy Giuliani and EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman had assured them was safe. The result is an intimate look into their battles – physical, mental, and legal – that will leave you cheering for these heroes who, in spite of everything, would do it all again. P OTO M AC B OOK S , I N C . Paperback • 9781640124806 • September 2021 • £16.99 336 pages
Democracy Against Parties The Divergent Fates of Latin America’s New Left Contenders
By Brandon Van Dyck Investigates why parites fail in the context of the contemporary Latin American left. Around the world, established parties are weakening, and new parties are failing to take root. To construct a durable party, elites must invest time and labour, and share power with activists. Because today’s elites have access to party substitutes like mass media, they can win votes without making such sacrifices in time, labour, and autonomy. Van Dyck illustrates this argument through a comparative analysis of four new left parties in Latin America: two that collapsed and two that survived. P IT T LAT I N A M ERI C A N SERIES | U N IVERSIT Y OF PIT TSB URGH PR E SS Hardback • 9780822946946 • August 2021 • £41.50 248 pages
Amnesty in Brazil Recompense After Repression, 1895–2010
By Ann M. Schneider Examines amnesties in the aftermath of political persecution in Brazil. Amnesty in Brazil has been both surprisingly democratising and yet stubbornly undemocratic. This book examines restitution in the aftermath of political persecution. It looks at the politics of conciliation over more than a century and reflects on the Brazilian case in the context of broader debates about transitional justice. P IT T LAT I N A M ERI C A N SERIES | U N IVERSIT Y OF PIT TSB URGH PR E SS Hardback • 9780822946939 • October 2021 • £41.50 264 pages
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