{"product_id":"the-new-latin-america-hardback-9781509540013","title":"The New Latin America (Hardback) 9781509540013","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe New Latin America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFernando Calderón (Author), Manuel Castells (Author), Ramsey McGlazer (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509540013, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 July 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.522 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] structural analysis of contemporary Latin America worthy of consideration and scholarly debate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Forces\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“the book provides a comprehensive overview of the region and the challenges it faces today. … this book will be of great interest not only to sociologists but also to any person interested in acquiring a comprehensive insight into the region’s dynamics. Specialists seeking to situate their research topics in broader disciplinary and geographic perspectives will also benefit from it. …the reader will find this book highly relevant and timely”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOmar Manky, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBulletin of Latin American Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This kaleidoscopic work by two renowned sociologists surveys the rapidly shifting political and social terrain of Latin America in the 21st century. Highlighting the importance of social movements and new forms of identity, technological change, environmental and climate concerns, and state corruption, Calderón and Castells tour the region to produce a comprehensive picture of the challenges Latin American societies face today.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristy Thornton, \u003ci\u003eBulletin of Latin American Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLatin America has experienced a profound transformation in the first two decades of the 21st century: it has been fully incorporated into the global economy, while excluding regions and populations devalued by the logic of capitalism. Technological modernization has gone hand-in-hand with the reshaping of old identities and the emergence of new ones. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe transformation of Latin America has been shaped by social movements and political conflicts. The neoliberal model that dominated the first stage of the transformation induced widespread inequality and poverty, and triggered social explosions that led to its own collapse. A new model, neo-developmentalism, emerged from these crises as national populist movements were elected to government in several countries. The more the state intervened in the economy, the more it became vulnerable to corruption, until the rampant criminal economy came to penetrate state institutions. Upper middle classes defending their privileges and citizens indignant because of corruption of the political elites revolted against the new regimes, undermining the model of neo-developmentalism. In the midst of political disaffection and public despair, new social movements, women, youth, indigenous people, workers, peasants, opened up avenues of hope against the background of darkness invading the continent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book, written by two leading scholars of Latin America, provides a comprehensive and up-do-date account of the new Latin America that is in the process of taking shape today. It will be an indispensable text for students and scholars in Latin American Studies, sociology, politics and media and communication studies, and anyone interested in Latin America today.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The New Latin America \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: The Globalization of Latin America: From the Crisis of Neoliberalism to the Crisis of Neo-Developmentalism \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: A New System of Production: Informational Extractivism and the Globalization of Markets \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: The Global Criminal Economy \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Human Development, Urbanization, and Inhuman Development \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: A Network Society: Individualization, Techno-Sociability, and the Culture of Diaspora\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Patriarchy in Question \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: The Crisis of the Catholic Church and the New Religiosity \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: The Power of Identity: Multiculturalism and Social Movements \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Digital Communication and the New Public Space \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Conflicts and Social Movements \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: State Corruption \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: In the Kamanchaka \u003cbr\u003e In Place of a Conclusion: The Color of Hope\u003cbr\u003e About the Authors\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441803194648,"sku":"9781509540013","price":45.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509540013.jpg?v=1785026120","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-new-latin-america-hardback-9781509540013","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}