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" After the Decolonial examines the sources of Latin American decolonial thought, its reading of precursors like Fanon and Levinas and its historical interpretations. In extended treatments of the anthropology of ethnicity, law and religion and of the region's modern culture, Lehmann sets out the bases of a more grounded interpretation, drawing inspiration from Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile, and from a lifelong engagement with issues of development, religion and race. The decolonial places race at the centre of its interpretation of injustice and, together with the multiple other exclusions dividing Latin American societies, traces it to European colonialism. But it has not fully absorbed the uniquely unsettling nature of Latin American race relations, which perpetuate prejudice and inequality yet are marked by métissage , pervasive borrowing and mimesis. Moreover, it has not integrated its own disruptive feminist branch, and it has taken little interest in either the interwoven history of indigenous religion and hegemonic Catholicism or the evangelical tsunami which has upended so many assumptions about the region's culture. In a region devastated by COVID-19, with the world's worst indices of inequality and violence, the time has come to place gender and social justice at the forefront along with race"--

"Challenging fundamental assumptions about the virtues of local control, considers why some Latin American countries' police forces are more corrupt than others-and what policy initiatives can turn an abusive police force into one that works for its citizens"--

Introduction / Peter Wade and Mónica G. Moreno Figueroa -- The formation of Mestizo nations / Fernando García, Antonio Sérgio Guimarães, Emiko Saldívar, and Mara Viveros-Vigoya -- Anti-racism, intersectionality, and the struggle for dignity / Mónica G. Moreno Figueroa and Mara Viveros-Vigoya -- Bodily anti-racism: what bodies can "do" to contest racism in public spaces / Krisna Ruette-Orihuela -- Territory and anti-racism / Peter Wade -- Upward mobility, professionalization, and anti-racism / Gisela Carlos-Fregoso -- Giving meaning to racial justice: symbolic uses of law in anti-racist struggles / María Moreno -- Anti-racism in Mestizo societies / Peter Wade -- Conclusion / Mónica G. Moreno Figueroa and Peter Wade.

Introduction -- The path to one another -- "Alliance for Peace and Progress" -- The integration of the new : invigorating, but complicated and tedious -- Latin American challenges : Nicaragua -- El Salvador -- The Falkland/Malvinas Islands -- Final consideration.

Defining hyperpresidentialism and presenting my question -- The weak explanatory powers of constitutional presidential powers for determining presidential powers in practice -- Introducing the theoretical argument behind the emergence of hyperpresidentialism -- How my book fits into the literature -- Structure of the book and roadmap of the argument -- Modern political history of Argentina and Chile -- Comparing presidential power in theory vs. presidential power in practice in Argentina and Chile -- Formal presidential power in Argentina -- Hyperpresidentialism in practice in Argentina -- Formal presidential power in Chile -- Nohyperpresidentialism in practice in Chile -- The impact of the strength of state institutions on presidential power -- Argentina: a case of severe institutional weakness -- Chile: a case of institutional strength -- Generalizing my theory through a large-N analysis -- The impact of the size of the president's working majority in congress on presidential power -- Argentina: a case of strong majoritarianism -- Chile: a case of weak majoritarianism -- Reinforcing the importance of majoritarianism for hyperpresidentialism using the case of Mexico -- Three institutional mechanisms that reduce hyperpresidentialism -- The impact of economic crises on presidential power -- Theoretical analysis of the role of economic crises in helping a president concentrate power -- Assessing the role of economic crises in promoting hyperpresidentialism in Argentina -- Growth patterns in post-democratic Chile and the non-emergence of hyperpresidentialism -- Using a survey to understand whether the first and third independent variables in this book work through a bottom-up or top-down process.

"A sweeping history of the Latinx experience in the United States. The first new edition in ten years of this important study of Latinos in U.S. history, Harvest of Empire spans five centuries--from the European colonization of the Americas to the 2020 election. Latinos are now the largest minority group in the United States, and their impact on American culture and politics is greater than ever. With family portraits of real-life immigrant Latino pioneers, as well as accounts of the events and conditions that compelled them to leave their homelands, Gonzalez highlights the complexity of a segment of the American population that is often discussed but frequently misrepresented. This landmark history is required reading for anyone wishing to understand the history and legacy of this influential and diverse group"--