{"product_id":"democratic-latin-america-paperback","title":"Democratic Latin America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig L. Arceneaux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third edition of \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e retains its classic institutional approach to understand contemporary Latin American politics. Each chapter focuses on a different institution and compares how they are constructed differently across countries. Placing a premium on accessibility, the chapters open with a story and end with a detailed country case study, making use of contemporary examples to feed student interest in current events, with comparison-based tables and box features interspersed throughout to stimulate analysis. Every chapter finishes with a set of questions and recommended readings. This approach allows for a very practical approach to politics that encourages critical analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpdates to this new edition include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eupdated comparison-based tables and box features to stimulate analysis; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enew \"Country in the Spotlight\" to include developments unique to each country; and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscussions on political change in Cuba, indigenous peoples and political power, neopopulism, impeachment procedures, transitional justice, the 2019 protests, the new militarism, the mobilization of women against violence, LGBT rights, the evangelical movement, and the Colombian peace process.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA clear-eyed look at political institutions to provide a roadmap to the political activity in a country, \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Latin Americ\u003c\/i\u003ea continues to offer an original way of teaching and learning about Latin American politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig L. Arceneaux\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Political Science at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He is author of \u003ci\u003eBounded Missions: Democratization in the Southern Cone and Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e, co-author of \u003ci\u003eTransforming Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Other World: Issues and Politics of the Developing World\u003c\/i\u003e, in addition to various scholarly articles on civil-military relations, democratization, and elections in Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 498\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67599319662866,"sku":"9780367356309","price":165.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/Sym04JOM3h9780367356309.webp?v=1791258678","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/democratic-latin-america-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}