Mexico’s corrupt military enjoys unlimited power and near total impunity. Review: Generals at the Gates: Military Power and Social Change in Mexico, Dawn Marie Paley, 2026, Verso
Categories: Mexico
Rot in the barracks
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Dependent theory
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Debates about Latin American political economy have been uniquely ideological. Review: Poverty of the Imagination: The Cold War and the Social Science of Development in Latin America, Patrick Iber, 2026, University of Chicago Press
Categories: Caribbean, Central America, Europe, International, Middle East & North Africa, North America, South America
Brazil’s illiberal love affair
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Populist ambitions to ‘reform’ democracy have corporatist antecedents. Review: A Third Path: Corporatism in Brazil and Portugal, Melissa Teixeira, 2024, Princeton University Press
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Ancient influencers
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Traditional Nahua culture and belief have much to tell the modern world. Reviews: Flickering Creations: Concepts of Nahua Precious Art, Allison Caplan, 2026, Princeton UP; and The Bundle: Unwrapping Nahua Religious Traditions, Molly H Bassett, 2026, University of Texas Press
Categories: Mexico, North America
Backlash of the bigots
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A rejection of the left’s inclusivity is fuelling the right-wing reaction. Review: The Far Right in Latin America, edited by Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, Carlos Meléndez, Talita Tanscheit and Lisa Zanotti, 2026, Cambridge University Press
Categories: Central America, South America
Head hunter
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Decapitation structures a bold new take on cinematic theory. Review: The Visual Guillotine: The Cinematic Cut and Politics in Latin America, Thomas Matusiak, 2026, University of Minnesota Press
