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Book SynopsisAn all-encompassing Marxist assessment of the economics and politics of the Latin American Left from 1990-2015
Trade Review'If you have ever wondered what happened to the beacon of hope that was, until recently, Latin America, this is the book to turn to' -- Andreas Malm, author of Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming (Verso, 2015)
'Combining a Marxist and a decolonial theoretical framework, Webber brings us much more than a study on economic policies: an insightful assessment of class struggles against the capitalist oligarchies and the market dictatorship in Latin America' -- Michael Löwy, author of Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative to Capitalist Catastrophe (Haymarket, 2015)
'At a time when most scholars of contentious politics have abandoned political economy, Jeffery Webber's latest book is a breath of fresh air ... simply the best book we have on the rise and current crisis of the new Latin American Left' -- Jeff Goodwin, New York University
'A lucid, incisive and indispensable contribution for understanding the rise and fall of left and center-left governments associated with Latin America's 'pink tide.' Webber validates the superiority of a critical Marxian and decolonial approach for slicing through the thick layers of the center-left's self-serving rhetoric' -- Fernando Leiva, author of Latin American Neostructuralism: The Contradictions of Post-Neoliberal Development
'[A] comprehensive analysis of the rise and recent crisis of the wave of progressive governments in Latin America ... Webber steers a judicious path between the uncritical cheerleaders of this process and those who deny any real gains' -- Socialist Resistance
'I strongly recommend that people grappling with the political crisis of left governments in Latin America buy his book and pay close attention to his arguments' -- Louis Proyect, Counterpunch
Table of Contents1. Latin America's Second Independence
2. Global Crisis and Latin American Tendencies: The Political Economy of the New Latin American Left
3. Contemporary Latin American Inequality: Class Struggle, Decolonization and the Limits of Liberal Citizenship
4. The Indigenous Community as 'Living Organism': José Carlos Mariátegui, Romantic Marxism and Extractive Capitalism in the Andes
5. Chile's New Left: More Than a Student Movement
6. Evo Morales and the Political Economy of Passive Revolution in Bolivia, 2006-2016
7. The Long March East: Evo Morales and the Consolidation of Agrarian Capitalism in Bolivia
8. Dual Powers, Class Compositions and the Venezuelan People: Reflections on We Created Chávez
9. Conclusion: From Hegemony to Impasse
Acknowledgements
Index
