The Failure of Latin Americais a collection of John Beverley’s previously published essays and pairs them with new material that reflects on questions of post

A major contribution to the field of comparative state formation and the scholarship on long-term political development of Latin America "Ambitious and rich. .

The question of development is a major topic in courses across the social sciences and history, particularly those focused on Latin America. Many scholars and i

State Building in Latin America diverges from existing scholarship in developing explanations both for why state-building efforts in the region emerged and for

The political and economic history of Latin America has been marked by great hopes and even greater disappointments. Despite abundant resources—and a history