This title offers a comprehensive analysis of current Latin American politics - at home and abroad. Cuban intellectual, Roberto Regalado provides a critical analysis of the issues facing Latin America today. He examines the political crises and the emerging social movements on the continent that are spearheading international resistance to neo-liberalism - from the water struggles in Bolivia to the landless movement in Brazil - and considers alternative options for development. Providing a history of the conflagrations between Latin American nations and the United States from 1989 to 2006, this up-to-date account includes analysis of recent events such as Evo Morale’s electoral victory in Bolivia, and the continued war-of-words between Venezuela’s President Chavez and the Bush administration.