The Promise and Perils of Populism: Global Perspectives by de la Torre, Carlos

The Promise and Perils of Populism: Global Perspectives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813146867)

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The Promise and Perils of Populism: Global Perspectives by de la Torre, Carlos

The Promise and Perils of Populism: Global Perspectives

$50.00
The Promise and Perils of Populism: Global Perspectives by de la Torre, Carlos

The Promise and Perils of Populism: Global Perspectives

$50.00
Format: Hardcover
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From the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to the Tea Party in the United States to the campaign to elect indigenous leader Evo Morales in Bolivia, modern populist movements command international attention and compel political and social change. When citizens demand "power to the people," they evoke corrupt politicians, imperialists, or oligarchies that have appropriated power from its legitimate owners. These stereotypical narratives belie the vague and often contradictory definitions of the

Author: Carlos de la Torre
ISBN-10: 0813146860
ISBN-13: 9780813146867
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 01/13/2015
Pages: 484
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d
By Carlos de la Torre
By Carlos de la Torre
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Carlos de la Torre is director of international studies and professor of sociology at the University of Kentucky. He is the author or editor of several books, including Latin American Populism in the Twenty-First Century, Populist Seduction in Latin America, and The Ecuador Reader: History, Culture, Politics.

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