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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: J. Petras , Henry VeltmeyerPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.369kg ISBN: 9781137300119ISBN 10: 1137300116 Pages: 274 Publication Date: 15 January 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsUS Imperialism and the Neoliberal Offensive Capitalist Development, Labour and the Rural Poor: The Politics of Adjustment (Non-Resistance) Dynamics of Agrarian Transformation and Resistance Neoliberalism and the Social Movements: Mobilizing the Resistance Turning the Social Movements: Civil Society to the Rescue A Turning of the Tide: The Centre-Left Comes to Power Social Movements in a Time of Crisis Latin America in the Vortex of Social ChangeReviewsJames Petras and Henry Veltmeyer continue to define the analytical paths that the rest will eventually follow. - Tom Brass, formerly of SPS Cambridge, and editor of The Journal of Peasant Studies Petras and Veltmeyer present, once more, a powerful and stimulating analysis of social struggles in Latin America. They combine a deep understanding of Latin American politics with a powerful commitment to social justice. Even readers who may not share all aspects of their class-based analysis will benefit greatly from their provocative insights. - Teivo Teivainen, Professor of World Politics, University of Helsinki James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer continue to define the analytical paths that the rest will eventually follow. - Tom Brass, formerly of SPS Cambridge, and editor of The Journal of Peasant Studies Petras and Veltmeyer present, once more, a powerful and stimulating analysis of social struggles in Latin America. They combine a deep understanding of Latin American politics with a powerful commitment to social justice. Even readers who may not share all aspects of their class-based analysis will benefit greatly from their provocative insights. - Teivo Teivainen, Professor of World Politics, University of Helsinki <p> James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer continue to define the analytical paths that the rest will eventually follow. - Tom Brass, formerly of SPS Cambridge, and editor of The Journal of Peasant Studies Petras and Veltmeyer present, once more, a powerful and stimulating analysis of social struggles in Latin America. They combine a deep understanding of Latin American politics with a powerful commitment to social justice. Even readers who may not share all aspects of their class-based analysis will benefit greatly from their provocative insights. - Teivo Teivainen, Professor of World Politics, University of Helsinki James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer continue to define the analytical paths that the rest will eventually follow. - Tom Brass, formerly of SPS Cambridge, and editor of The Journal of Peasant Studies Petras and Veltmeyer present, once more, a powerful and stimulating analysis of social struggles in Latin America. They combine a deep understanding of Latin American politics with a powerful commitment to social justice. Even readers who may not share all aspects of their class-based analysis will benefit greatly from their provocative insights. - Teivo Teivainen, Professor of World Politics, University of Helsinki Author InformationJAMES PETRAS is Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Binghamton University in New York, USA and Adjunct Professor in International Development Studies at Saint Mary's University, Canada. HENRY VELTMEYER is Professor of Development Studies at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas (UAZ) in Mexico and Professor of Sociology and International Development Studies at St. Mary's University, Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |