Routledge Handbook of Latin American Politics

"The Routledge Handbook of Latin American Politics is the first ever broadly comprehensive overview of the state of this field. It is an excellent resource for scholars, students, and analysts. The authors include many of the most prominent and distinguished voices in the study of Latin American politics of recent decades. They provide state-of-the-art surveys of most of the leading issues in the study of Latin American politics, and they offer illuminating analyses of where the field should go."
—Scott Mainwaring, University of Notre Dame

"A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of a region that has always been pivotal to the field of comparative politics. If I could choose just one set of essays to assign in a Latin American Politics course, this would surely be it."
—Nancy Bermeo, Nuffield College, University of Oxford

"The Routledge Handbook of Latin American Politics provides a tour de force of the primary questions, history, and future of research related to Latin American politics. This comprehensive volume written by the field’s leading scholars provides concise and readable chapters on themes ranging from political and economic development, to political actors, to international relations, and reflections on the state of the field. In short, it is a very impressive collection."
—Scott J. Morgenstern, University of Pittsburgh

"Kingstone and Yashar have assembled an impressive group of leading scholars who provide a thorough and comprehensive overview of all the important aspects of politics in Latin America. This handbook is exemplary in its balanced coverage of the crucial institutions, actors, policies, development issues, and facets of international relations. Highly recommended to students and scholars alike!"
—Kurt Weyland, University of Texas at Austin

"Kingstone and Yashar have led a team of specialists to produce an extremely useful assessment of Latin American politics. Each chapter in this handbook is written by an expert dedicated to contextualizing contemporary Latin America via comparisons over time, among countries within Latin America, and across other world regions. The contributors detail dynamics of change and continuity while also highlighting important future questions for citizens and researchers alike. This clearly written volume will be a valuable (and valued) addition to personal and institutional libraries."
—Charles H. Blake, James Madison University