We have a variety of interviews discussing books on Latin America. James Dunkerley chooses his best books on Latin American history, Patricio Navia chooses his best books on Latin American politics, and William LeoGrande his best books on US relations with Latin America. John King chooses his selection of the best Latin American novels. Oscar Guardiola-Rivera chooses his best books on the rise of Latin America.
On individual countries, Hugh Thomson chooses, his best books on Mexico, Oscar Hijuelos his best books on Cuba, Larry Rohter his best books on Brazil and Chris Moss chooses his best books on Argentina and Psychoanalysis. Alan Angell chooses his best books on Pinochet and Chilean politics.
Regina Marchi chooses her best books on the Latin American celebrations of the Day of the Dead.
The best books on Latin American Politics, recommended by Patricio Navia
Political scientist Patricio Navia discusses how the identity of Latin America is inextricably bound up with its colonial history, why Latin American voters elect left-wing leaders, and how social inclusion is necessary for Latin America to realise its full potential
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The Secret History of Costaguana
by Juan Gabriel Vásquez -
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz -
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The Many-Headed Hydra
by Marcus Rediker and Paul Linebaugh -
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Of Divine Warning
by Jane Anna and Lewis R Gordon -
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Time for a Visible Hand
by Stephany Griffiths-Jones, Jose Antonio Ocampo & Joseph Stiglitz
The best books on The Rise of Latin America, recommended by Oscar Guardiola-Rivera
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The Pinochet Regime
by Carlos Huneeus -
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Battling for Hearts and Minds: Memory Struggles in Pinochet’s Chile, 1973–1988
by Steve J Stern -
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Fear in Chile: Lives Under Pinochet
by Patricia Politzer -
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Heading South, Looking North: A Bilingual Journey
by Ariel Dorfman -
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Victims of the Chilean Miracle: Workers And Neoliberalism In The Pinochet Era, 1973–2002
by Peter Winn
The best books on Pinochet and Chilean Politics, recommended by Alan Angell
The best books on Pinochet and Chilean Politics, recommended by Alan Angell
Marshalling one of the first ever televised coups, Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s legacy is fraught. While some apologists try to justify the dictatorship on economic grounds, his time in office saw innumerable human rights abuses. Alan Angell, Emeritus Fellow in Latin American Politics at the University of Oxford, considers the regime of “a very cruel man.”