Latin America experienced an unprecedented wave of left-leaning governments between 1998 and 2010. This volume examines the causes of this leftward turn and the

"This anthology--bringing together political scientists, anthropologists, historians, sociologists, economists, and journalists--provides a serious and sophisti

In The Impasse of the Latin American Left, Franck Gaudichaud, Massimo Modonesi, and Jeffery R. Webber explore the region’s Pink Tide as a political, economic,

Although inequality in Latin America ranks among the worst in the world, it has notably declined over the last decade, offset by improvements in health care and

Most current analysis on Latin American politics has been directed at examining the shift to the left in the region. Very little attention, however, has been pa