At the end of the Cold War, and through decades of neoliberal domination and the ‘Washington Consensus’ it seemed that the left could do nothing but beat a ragged retreat in Latin America. Yet this book looks at the new opportunities that sprang up through electoral politics and mass action during that period. The chapters here warn against over-simplification of the so-called ‘pink wave’. Instead, through detailed historical analysis of Latin America as a whole and country-specific case studies, the book demonstrates the variety of approaches to establishing a lasting social justice. From the anti-imperialism of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas in Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba, to the more gradualist routes being taken in Chile, Argentina and Brazil and “Reclaiming Latin America and ” gives a real sense of the plurality of political responses to popular discontent.

Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy by Geraldine Lievesley and Steve Ludlam (11-Jun-2009) Paperback PDF

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