In Latin America, Nostalgia Can Be “One Hell of a Drug”
A new book by a veteran journalist tracks the political uses and abuses of the region’s history.
“Your Dad Helped Build This Airport”: Brazil’s 20th Century in One Family’s Eyes
In an internationally hailed new book, a sociologist traces Brazil’s tumultuous development through his trucker father’s life story.
Why Was Argentina’s 2001 Default So Contentious?
A new book retraces the 15 years of grueling litigation that followed but doesn’t emphasize the contractual changes it provoked.
Has the Central American Migration Crisis Peaked?
A new book tracks the civil strife and botched U.S. policy behind decades of mass migration. But now, the patterns are shifting.
How Buenos Aires’ Industrial Ring Defines Argentine Politics
Electoral juggernaut and hotbed of discontent, the capital’s outlying cities have loomed large. Is that about to change?
Fifty Years On, the “Chicago Boys” Remain Difficult to Discuss
A new book tries to address the thorny, still evolving legacy of Chile’s radical free-market reformers.
The Complex Legacy of Brazilian Explorer Cândido Rondon
The general was an early advocate for Indigenous people—but reality has fallen brutally short of his ideals.
Explaining Evangelicalism’s Uneven Political Success
A new book sheds light on why evangelical Christianity has generated greater electoral power in some Latin American countries than in others.
Carlos Manuel Álvarez’s Dispatches Reveal the Real Cuba
Cutting through cliché and dogmatism, the Cuban writer’s new collection delivers a “masterclass in creative reportage.”
