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New Books in Latin American Studies

Interview with Scholars of Latin America about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies

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Sarah Muir, "Routine Crisis: An Ethnography of Disillusion" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

Sarah Muir, "Routine Crisis: An Ethnography of Disillusion" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

Argentina, once heralded as the future of capitalist progress, has a long history of economic volatility. In 2001–2002, ... Read more

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Cindy McCulligh, "Sewer of Progress: Corporations, Institutionalized Corruption, and the Struggle for the Santiago River" (MIT Press, 2023)

Cindy McCulligh, "Sewer of Progress: Corporations, Institutionalized Corruption, and the Struggle for the Santiago River" (MIT Press, 2023)

For almost two decades, the citizens of Western Mexico have called for a cleanup of the Santiago River, a water source s... Read more

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