In the 1920s, the Mexican composer Julián Carrillo (1875-1965) developed a microtonal system called El Sonido 13 (The 13th Sound). Although his pioneering role as one of the first proponents of…

Editors: Barry Maxwell and Raymond Craib Was anarchism in areas outside of Europe an import and a script to be mimicked? Was it perpetually at odds with other currents of the Left? The authors…

Editors: Teri L. Caraway, Maria Lorena Cook, and Stephen Crowley  Democratization in the developing and postcommunist world has yielded limited gains for labor. Explanations for this…

This book explores the impact of economic crises and free-market reforms on party systems and political representation in contemporary Latin America. It explains why some patterns of market reform…

Editors: Debra A. Castillo and Stuart A. Day In Mexico, the participation of intellectuals in public life has always been extraordinary, and for many the price can be high. Highlighting…

Is Brazil ready to take its place among the world's leading powers? The authors examine Brazil's hard power and soft power resources, assessing the challenges the country will need to overcome in…

After Neoliberalism addresses the rise of the left in Latin America and the lack of research surrounding the topic. Gustavo Flores-Macias offers a new and compelling analysis of leftist movements and…

A new salvo in Verso’s burgeoning series on communism, after Badiou, Žižek and Groys. One of the rising stars of contemporary critical theory, Bruno Bosteels discusses the new currents of thought…

In This Land Is Ours Now, Wendy Wolford presents an original framework for understanding social mobilization. She argues that social movements are not the politically coherent, bounded entities often…