From the exquisite title page to the playful two-page spread that closes the book, this volume will surprise and delight the eye. There are 12 full-page color plates, but it is the sumptuous variety of W. Heath Robinson's black-and-white illustrations -- 32 full-page, along with plentiful vignettes [...]

This timely book explores the unique challenges facing the left in Latin America today. The contributors offer clear and comprehensive assessments of the difficult conditions and conflicting forces that have brought to power the current leftist regimes in Latin American and the Caribbean and are sha[...]