{"product_id":"the-democracy-development-machine-nicholas-copeland-9781501736056","title":"The Democracy Development Machine: Neoliberalism, Radical Pessimism, and Authoritarian Populism in Mayan Guatemala","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Copeland sheds new light on rural politics in Guatemala and across neoliberal and post-conflict settings in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Democracy Development Machin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ee.\u003c\/b\u003e This historical ethnography examines how governmentalized spaces of democracy and development fell short, enabling and disfiguring an ethnic Mayan resurgence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a passionate and politically engaged book, Copeland argues that the transition to democracy in Guatemalan Mayan communities has led to a troubling paradox. He finds that while liberal democracy is celebrated in most of the world as the ideal, it can subvert political desires and channel them into illiberal spaces. As a result, Copeland explores alternative ways of imagining liberal democracy and economic and social amelioration in a traumatized and highly unequal society as it strives to transition from war and authoritarian rule to open elections and free-market democracy.\u003ci\u003eThe Democracy Development Machine \u003c\/i\u003efollows Guatemala's transition, reflects on Mayan involvement in politics during and after the conflict, and provides novel ways to link democratic development with economic and political development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThanks to generous funding from Virginia Tech and its participation in TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem), the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access (OA) volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu\/cornell-open) and other Open Access repositories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Copeland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501736051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501736056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Nicholas Copeland","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065656881407,"sku":"9781501736056","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9fbd9fb4-a06c-45db-ac04-e444cfcfe7e7.jpg?v=1768676413","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-democracy-development-machine-nicholas-copeland-9781501736056","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}