Democracy in Latin America: Visions and Realities

Review
This small edited collection of ten articles deals in various ways with the democratization of Latin America. In view of recent events throughout the world the topic is certainly a worthy one. . . . [T]he interview with Fidel Castro by the veteran Mexican newsman Regino Diaz is excellent; it goes a long way toward explaining the Latin American view of the debt crisis. The two chapters by editors Jonas and Stein on Nicaragua and Guatemala are outstanding. One is left with the feeling that more from these authors would have strengthened the entire book. Useful for students in Latin American politics and economics.Choice

Book Description
This important new volume collects articles that evaluate different models of democracy, challenging the realities and myths of the practice of democracy in various countries throughout the region. This is a provocative and revealing study of the critical issues in the struggle for democracy and current events in the Third World and the United States. Through the writings of leading Latin American and U.S. scholars, including James Petras, Pablo Gonzalez Casanova, and Max Azicri, the book addresses such important topics as whether Washington's "model democracies" are truly democratic, and how Guatemala's civilian regime compares to Nicaragua's revolutionary democracy.

About the Author
SUSANNE JONAS teaches Latin American studies at the University of California at Santa Cruz. NANCY STEIN has researched and written extensively on U.S. policy toward Latin America with a focus on Central America and U.S. military policy.


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This important new volume collects articles that evaluate different models of democracy, challenging the realities and myths of the practice of democracy in various countries throughout the region. This is a provocative and revealing study of the critical issues in the struggle for democracy and current events in the Third World and the United States. Through the writings of leading Latin American and U.S. scholars, including James Petras, Pablo Gonzalez Casanova, and Max Azicri, the book addresses such important topics as whether Washington's "model democracies" are truly democratic, and how Guatemala's civilian regime compares to Nicaragua's revolutionary democracy.


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