Latin America and the pink tide

requiem for a dream

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2019.160898

Keywords:

Latin America, Pink Tide, Bolivarianism, Dependency, Extractivism

Abstract

This work reviews the book “Uma história da onda progressista sul-americana (1998-2016)”, by Fabio Luis Barbosa dos Santos. As a result of field research in eleven countries, the book presents a well-informed analysis of the achievements and limits of the Pink Tide, explaining the particularities of each national situation and identifying their common historical movement. The Pink Tide phenomenon is understood in its heterogeneity, not as a set of governments, but as a historical moment. By explaining its national dilemmas, the author was able to draw a picture of their regional correlations and shared determinations. The specific tensions of each government are analyzed from their class alliances, supports and fractures with social movements and oligarchies, as well as the nuances of different integration strategies. By questioning the extractivist consensus, the author proposes a historical-structural understanding of the impasses of the Latin American conjuncture, reassessing dependence and inequality as the fortresses that block the horizons of change.

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Author Biography

  • Joana Salém Vasconcelos, Universidade de São Paulo

    PhD candidate in Economic History at Universidade de São Paulo, Master Degree in Economic Development at UNICAMP and bachelor's degree in History at USP. She is author of "História Agrária da Revolução Cubana: dilemas do socialismo na periferia" (ed. Alameda/FAPESP, 2016).

References

DOS SANTOS, Fabio Luis Barbosa. Uma história da onda progressista sul-americana (1998-2016). 2ª ed. São Paulo: Elefante, 2019.

DOS SANTOS, Fabio Luis Barbosa (ORG.). Pedagogia da viagem: Colômbia e Venezuela. São Paulo: Memorial da América Latina, 2017.

DOS SANTOS, Fabio Luis Barbosa (ORG.). Pedagogia da viagem: Peru e Bolívia. São Paulo: Memorial da América Latina, 2018.

DOS SANTOS, Fabio Luis; VASCONCELOS, Joana Salém & DESSOTI, Fabiana Rita (ORG.). Cuba no século XXI: dilemas da revolução. São Paulo: Elefante, 2017.

DOS SANTOS, Fabio Luis; DESSOTI, Fabiana Rita & FRANZONI, Marcela (ORG.). México e os desafios do progressismo tardio. Elefante: São Paulo, 2018.

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Published

2019-12-26

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Section

Resenhas

How to Cite

Vasconcelos, J. S. (2019). Latin America and the pink tide: requiem for a dream. Brazilian Journal of Latin American Studies, 18(34), 200-208. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2019.160898