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Latin American Perspectives publishes 6 issues per year featuring critical research and analysis of capitalism, socialism and imperialism in Latin America and the social forces and strategies involved in transforming its sociopolitical structures.
For 48 years, LAP has pursued its mission to foster progressive debate on current theoretical and political issues, to encourage the work of emerging scholars, and to make the work of Latin American scholars available to English speaking readers.
Rated the #1 journal in Latin American Studies 2015-2020 by Google Metrics
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Pages 1-6 below show LAP issues from 2021-2014 and selected older issues. For each issue, click Book Webpage to access the Table of Contents and download articles. To buy print issues, click here. Interviews with issue editors are available on audio or video podcasts (click here) for most issues since 2012. Click here to visit Archives to see issues from 2007-2014.
LAP Books
LAP publishes 2 book series with Rowman & Littlefield:
LAP in the Classroom - click here
and Critical Currents. - click here
Pages 6-7 below show LAP books with links to information for each book.
LAP also collaborates with CLACSO to produce Latin American Perspectives en Español y Português, an anthology of selected articles from the journal in Spanish or Portuguese.
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LAP Editors and Friends Meeting
Wednesday, May 26
1-2:45 Eastern/10-11:45 Pacific
Intellectuals, Social Theory, and Political Practice in Brazil
May 2011
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 38 Number 3
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Bolivia Under Morales Part 2: National Agenda, Regional Challenges, and the Struggle for Hegemony
July 2010
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 37 Number 4
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Bolivia under Morales: Consolidating Power, Initiating Decolonization
May 2010
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 37 Number 3
Cuba: Interpreting a Half Century of Revolution and Resistance Part 3
May 2009
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 36 Number 3
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Cuba: Interpreting a Half Century of Revolution and Resistance Part 2
March 2009
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 36 Number 2
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Cuba: Interpreting a Half Century of Revolution and Resistance Part 1
January 2009
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 36 Number 1
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Memory and Popular Culture
September 2009
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 36 Number 5
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Latin American Extractivism
Dependency, Resource Nationalism, and Resistance in Broad Perspective
Authors: Steve Ellner (Ed.)
Language: English
Edition: 2020
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Latin America's Pink Tide
Breakthroughs and Shortcomings
Authors: Steve Ellner (ed.)
Language: English
Edition: 2019 paperback
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Urban Latin America
Inequalities and Neoliberal Reforms
Authors: Tom Angotti (ed.)
Language: English
Edition: 2017 paperback
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