The Last Day of Oppression, and the First Day of the Same: The Politics and Economics of the New Latin American Left - Paperback

by Jeffery R. Webber (Author)

Throughout the 2000s Latin America formed the leading edge of antineoliberal resistance. But what is left of the "pink tide" today? How have governments established in its wake related to a changing global economy and a right-wing resurgence? In this penetrating volume, Jeffery Webber traces evolving, often contradictory relationships between left-wing governments and the social movements that propelled them to power.

Author Biography

Jeffery R. Webber is Senior Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of Red October and From Rebellion to Reform in Bolivia. With Todd Gordon, he is co-author of Blood of Extraction: Canadian Imperialism in Latin America.