Richard Feinberg

Americas   September/October 2018 Capsule Review

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The Neighborhood: A Novel; In the Midst of Winter: A Novel

For readers unfamiliar with Peruvian politics, The Neighborhood, which recounts a fictionalized version of Montesinos’ machinations, is an entertaining introduction to...

Richard Feinberg

Economics   September/October 2018 Capsule Review

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Unleashing Growth and Strengthening Resilience in the Caribbean

Despite their favorable geographic location and abundant natural resources, many Caribbean countries have fallen into a distressing trap of low growth and high...

Richard Feinberg

Politics & Society   September/October 2018 Capsule Review

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Vanishing Frontiers: The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together

In this breezy, well-crafted primer, Selee marshals overwhelming evidence of the mutually beneficial economic and social integration of Mexico and the United States.

Richard Feinberg

Politics & Society   September/October 2018 Capsule Review

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AMLO: Con los pies en la tierra (AMLO: With His Feet on the Ground); Andrés Manuel: La invención de un político (Andrés Manuel: The Invention of a Politician)

Who is Andrés Manuel López Obrador?

Richard Feinberg

Politics & Society   May/June 2018 Capsule Review

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Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves

Caught in the crossfire between militant insurgents and government forces, unarmed civilians are often portrayed as helpless. Kaplan rejects this idea.

Richard Feinberg

Crime & Drugs   May/June 2018 Capsule Review

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Making Peace in Drug Wars: Crackdowns and Cartels in Latin America

In this ambitious study, Lessing argues that governments cannot successfully pursue the three interconnected goals of combating narcotics trafficking, eliminating...

Richard Feinberg

Americas   May/June 2018 Capsule Review

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Stranger: The Challenge of a Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era; Latinos in the United States: What Everyone Needs to Know

Ramos, a Mexican immigrant and news anchor at Univision, writes that the role of a journalist is to challenge the powerful and speak for those without a voice. In...

Richard Feinberg

Americas   March/April 2018 Capsule Review

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Hunter of Stories

Galeano, a self-proclaimed eternal optimist, had a passion for giving voice to the weak and illiterate and for recording the heroism of the vanquished.

Richard Feinberg

Politics & Society   March/April 2018 Capsule Review

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Paladares: Recipes From the Private Restaurants, Home Kitchens, and Streets of Cuba; Havana Living Today: Cuban Home Style Now

Cuba, like its cuisine, is a grand fusion of African, Amerindian, French, and especially Spanish influences.

Richard Feinberg

South America   March/April 2018 Capsule Review

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Acting Globally: Memoirs of Brazil’s Assertive Foreign Policy; Rethinking Global Democracy in Brazil

The more recent near collapse of the country’s political system and economy has at least momentarily returned Brazil to mere middle-power status.

Richard Feinberg

Americas   January/February 2018 Capsule Review

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Cuba Libre: A 500-Year Quest for Independence; Waiting for Uncle John

The loyalty of Cuban subjects to the Spanish crown emerges as a theme in Waiting for Uncle John, a fictionalized account of the little-known 1851 Bahía Honda...

Richard Feinberg

Americas   January/February 2018 Capsule Review

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Where the Land Meets the Sea: Fourteen Millennia of Human History at Huaca Prieta, Peru

At Huaca Prieta (Spanish for “dark mound”), multiple generations of kinship communities constructed impressive earthworks for their rituals and burials.

Richard Feinberg

Education   January/February 2018 Capsule Review

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At a Crossroads: Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean

Many Latin American countries took advantage of the economic boom that began at the beginning of this century to dramatically expand their institutions of higher...

Richard Feinberg

Politics & Society   November/December 2017 Capsule Review

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Home—So Different, So Appealing

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Richard Feinberg

Politics & Society   November/December 2017 Capsule Review

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Fractured Utopias: A Personal Odyssey with History

Burbach, who passed away in 2015, was a self-styled “utopian intellectual vagabond” who had fled his Midwestern origins to struggle alongside left-wing comrades...

Richard Feinberg

Politics & Society   November/December 2017 Capsule Review

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Social Policies and Decentralization in Cuba; Voces de cambio en el sector no estatal cubano; The Cuban Affair

Now more accessible to U.S. visitors than at any time in the past six decades, Cuba has become a popular backdrop for fictional adventures.

Richard Feinberg

  September/October 2017 Capsule Review

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The Fate of the Furious

Richard Feinberg

  September/October 2017 Capsule Review

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The FBI in Latin America: The Ecuador Files

Richard Feinberg

  September/October 2017 Capsule Review

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Argentina’s Economic Reforms of the 1990s in Contemporary and Historical Perspective

Richard Feinberg

  September/October 2017 Capsule Review

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Puerto Rico: What Everyone Needs to Know

Richard Feinberg