The Last Day of Oppression, and the First Day of the Same

Download or read book The Last Day of Oppression, and the First Day of the Same written by Jeffery R. Webber and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 2000s Latin America transformed itself into the leading edge of anti-neoliberal resistance in the world. What is left of the Pink Tide today? What is their relationship to the explosive social movements that propelled them to power? As China's demand slackens for Latin American commodities, will governments continue to rely on natural resource extraction? In an accessible and penetrating volume, Jeffery Webber examines the most important questions facing the Latin American left today.