Rethinking Latin America (PDF)

Ronaldo P. Munck is Head of Civic Engagement, President's Office, Dublin City University, Ireland.

'Munck cleanly and clearly summarizes the strengths and limitations of past development theories . . . Recommended.' - Choice

"Ronaldo P. Munck has achieved a remarkable synthesis of Latin American history from a critical global perspective. Inspired by the concepts and categories of Antonio Gramsci and José Carlos Mariátegui, this book is an important contribution to rethinking, reinventing, and re-imagining Latin America." - Michael Löwy, author of Marxism in Latin America, from 1909 to the Present

"This extraordinary book offers a new interpretation of Latin America since 1500. Original, reflective, and inspiring, it lays the foundations for rethinking Latin America and turns the Anglo-centric, Euro-centric vision of Latin America on its head." - Cristóbal Kay, author of Latin American Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

"Rethinking Latin America is a timely and critical study by one of the leading scholars worldwide on Latin American and international affairs. Sweeping and ambitious, the work provides a fresh interpretation of five centuries of development and social change in Latin America and five decades of academic and political debate on the region in light of its increasing importance in the global system." - William I. Robinson, Professor of Sociology, Global Studies, and Latin American Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA, author of Latin America and Global Capitalism

"This is a fascinating, brilliantly conceived, and highly creative work that examines the current Latin American reality in terms of the different approaches to development and growth the region has undergone. I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in different models of development, new Marxist thought, or the creative imagining of what a new reality could look like in Latin America. Indeed, Munck argues that the alternative intellectual and developmental model in formation in Latin America could also serve as