{"product_id":"latin-america-and-global-capitalism-a-critical-globalization-perspective-paperback","title":"Latin America and Global Capitalism: A Critical Globalization Perspective - 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\u003eWilliam I. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2009 Best Book, International Political Economy Group of the British International Studies Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ambitious volume chronicles and analyzes from a critical globalization perspective the social, economic, and political changes sweeping across Latin America from the 1970s through the present day. Sociologist William I. Robinson summarizes his theory of globalization and discusses how Latin America's political economy has changed as the states integrate into the new global production and financial system, focusing specifically on the rise of nontraditional agricultural exports, the explosion of \u003ci\u003emaquiladoras\u003c\/i\u003e, transnational tourism, and the export of labor and the import of remittances. He follows with an overview of the clash among global capitalist forces, neoliberalism, and the new left in Latin America, looking closely at the challenges and dilemmas resistance movements face and their prospects for success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough three case studies--the struggles of the region's indigenous peoples, the immigrants rights movement in the United States, and the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela--Robinson documents and explains the causes of regional socio-political tensions, provides a theoretical framework for understanding the present turbulence, and suggests possible outcomes to the conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on years of fieldwork and empirical research, this study elucidates the tensions that globalization has created and shows why Latin America is a battleground for those seeking to shape the twenty-first century's world order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2009 Best Book, International Political Economy Group of the British International Studies Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ambitious volume chronicles and analyzes from a critical globalization perspective the social, economic, and political changes sweeping across Latin America from the 1970s through the present day. William I. Robinson summarizes his theory of globalization and discusses how Latin America's political economy has changed as the states integrate into the new global production and financial system, focusing specifically on the rise of nontraditional agricultural exports, the explosion of \u003ci\u003emaquiladoras\u003c\/i\u003e, transnational tourism, and the export of labor and import of remittances. He follows with an overview of the clash among global capitalist forces, neoliberalism, and the new left in Latin America, looking closely at the challenges and dilemmas faced by resistance movements and at their prospects for success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scathing indictment of neoliberal globalization from an explicitly anti-capitalist perspective.--\u003ci\u003eMonthly Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important book for anyone interested in where our imperiled planet is headed.--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobinson's latest book offers brilliant insight into the underlying causes and current dilemmas of globalization.--\u003ci\u003eNACLA Report on the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam I. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of sociology, global studies, and Latin American and Iberian studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books on globalization, including \u003ci\u003eA Theory of Global Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Johns Hopkins.\u003c\/p\u003e--Michael Hardt, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMultitude\u003c\/i\u003e \"International Journal of Comparative Sociology\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2009 Best Book, International Political Economy Group of the British International Studies Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ambitious volume chronicles and analyzes from a critical globalization perspective the social, economic, and political changes sweeping across Latin America from the 1970s through the present day. William I. Robinson summarizes his theory of globalization and discusses how Latin America's political economy has changed as the states integrate into the new global production and financial system, focusing specifically on the rise of nontraditional agricultural exports, the explosion of \u003ci\u003emaquiladoras\u003c\/i\u003e, transnational tourism, and the export of labor and import of remittances. He follows with an overview of the clash among global capitalist forces, neoliberalism, and the new left in Latin America, looking closely at the challenges and dilemmas faced by resistance movements and at their prospects for success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A scathing indictment of neoliberal globalization from an explicitly anti-capitalist perspective.\"--\u003ci\u003eMonthly Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An important book for anyone interested in where our imperiled planet is headed.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Robinson's latest book offers brilliant insight into the underlying causes and current dilemmas of globalization.\"--\u003ci\u003eNACLA Report on the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam I. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of sociology, global studies, and Latin American and Iberian studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books on globalization, including \u003ci\u003eA Theory of Global Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Johns Hopkins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam I. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of sociology, global studies, and Latin American and Iberian studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of several books on globalization, including \u003ci\u003eA Theory of Global Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Johns Hopkins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 444\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52304775479570,"sku":"9780801898341","price":73.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/cngvYklLNm9kcm9CYkFYT04yaW5SUT09.webp?v=1779962073","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/latin-america-and-global-capitalism-a-critical-globalization-perspective-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}