Contemporary Latin American Social and Political Thought

Iván Márquez is associate professor of philosophy at Bentley College.

• Part I: Narratives of Resistance and LiberationChapter 1: Massacre in MexicoChapter 2: I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in GuatemalaChapter 3: Let Me Speak!: Testimony of Domitila, a Woman of the Bolivian MinesChapter 4: Rebel Radio: The Story of El Salvador's Radio VenceremosPart II: Liberation Theology, Philosophy, and PedagogyChapter 5: Toward a Theology of LiberationChapter 6: Church: Charisma and Power: Liberation Theology and the Institutional ChurchChapter 7: The Gospel in SolentinameChapter 8: Philosophy of LiberationChapter 9: Pedagogy of the OppressedPart III: Dependency Theory: The Political Economy of Latin AmericaChapter 10: Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of Pillage of a ContinentChapter 11: Change and Development-Latin America's Great Task: Report Submitted to the Inter-American Development BankChapter 12: Dependency and Development in Latin AmericaChapter 13: The Structure of DependenceChapter 14: Guide to the Perfect Latin American IdiotPart IV: Guerrilla Revolution and Socialist UtopiaChapter 15: Socialism and Man in CubaChapter 16: Problems and Principles of StrategyChapter 17: Sixth Declaration of the Selva LacandonaPart V: From Socialist Revolution to Democracy, Neoliberalism, and Globalization: Post–Cold War Social and Political ThoughtChapter 18: Cultures of Politics, Politics of Cultures: Re-Visioning Latin American Social MovementsChapter 19: Utopia Unarmed: the Latin American Left After the Cold WarChapter 20: The Market Turn Without NeoliberalismChapter 21: The Other Path: The Economic Answer to Terrorism

Iván Márquez has gathered in this book a wide range of excerpts from diverse Latin American contributions to social and political thought. He offers to the English-speaking audience of teachers and students a valuable sourcebook of key works by Latin American intellectuals, politicians, and activists.