Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America

A newly updated edition of the best-selling primer on the social, political, and economic challenges facing Central and South America

Ten years after its first publication, Michael Reid's best-selling survey of the state of contemporary Latin America has been wholly updated to reflect the new realities of the "Forgotten Continent." The former Americas editor for the Economist, Reid suggests that much of Central and South America, though less poor, less unequal, and better educated than before, faces harder economic times now that the commodities boom of the 2000s is over. His revised, in-depth account of the region reveals dynamic societies more concerned about corruption and climate change, the uncertainties of a Donald Trump-led United States, and a political cycle that, in many cases, is turning from left-wing populism to center-right governments. This essential new edition provides important insights into the sweeping changes that have occurred in Latin America in recent years and indicates priorities for the future.

Author: Michael Reid
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 11/14/2017
Pages: 440
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780300224658
ISBN10: 0300224656
BISAC Categories:
- History | Latin America | General
- Political Science | Political Economy
- Political Science | World | Caribbean & Latin American

About the Author
Michael Reid is Latin American columnist and a senior editor for The Economist.He is the author of Brazil: The Troubled Rise of a Global Power (2014), also published by Yale. He currently lives in Madrid, Spain.