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Book Reviews
As a platform for scholarly research and analysis, Global Americans is proud to host a regular series of book reviews and interviews with authors on the most pressing topics in the region. Here, you can read our latest reviews and see our archive of past content. If you are a book publisher or author interested in having your book reviewed, please contact our Research Fellow, Scott MacDonald.
The book’s intent is to describe “the origin, structure, recruitment, training, and roles of the contemporary military organizations in the Anglo ... Read More
According to Shenai, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala are entangled in a governance trap, which he defines as “a path-dependent equilibrium in which ... Read More
[Runde's] view of international development is transformational, where outside assistance can catalyze internal reforms and lead to broad-based economic growth. Read More
Chami, Teelucksingh, and Anatol have produced a timely and thought-provoking book that has taken a step forward in pulling together broad strands of ... Read More
The New Cold War, China, and the Caribbean offers an exceptional study of contemporary Caribbean geopolitics and geoeconomics, with appropriate attention ... Read More
Lapper’s Beef, Bible and Bullets provides an excellent guide through Brazil’s current political complexities and the man who would be Trump. It is ... Read More
Neuman has done an excellent job in capturing the grittiness of a country that has gone off the developmental tracks. I highly recommend this book to ... Read More
To understand why so many countries will be absent from the Summit of the Americas, Latin America observers would do well to read El no alineamiento ... Read More