{"product_id":"the-priest-of-paraguay-hugh-oshaughnessy-9781848133129","title":"The Priest of Paraguay: Fernando Lugo and the Making of a Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003eParaguay had the oldest one-party regime on earth. Under the 60-year dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner's Colorado party, wealth and power became concentrated in the hands of a small few; until elections in 2008 broke the party's hold on the country and promised a newer, more egalitarian future, particularly for the country's indigenous people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn The Priest of Paraguay Hugh O'Shaughnessy tells the story of how Fernando Lugo, a bishop from a deprived diocese, swept to victory and what this means for his country, Latin America and the wider world. He traces Lugo's life alongside the turbulent history of Paraguay - from his early years in a family which fell victim to Stroessner to his release by the Vatican in order to follow a political calling to the outcry following revelations of illegitimate children. The book also examines what may lie in store for the newest addition to Latin America's 'pink tide' of socialist and social democratic countries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is history of a fascinating but largely unknown country by one of the most respected commentators on Latin America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh O'Shaughnessy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 184813312X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848133129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 58","brand":"Hugh O'Shaughnessy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47474248909055,"sku":"9781848133129","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5d38f59-1362-43da-a9b3-bff3cb6899ba.jpg?v=1762315636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-priest-of-paraguay-hugh-oshaughnessy-9781848133129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}