{"product_id":"the-promise-and-perils-of-populism-global-perspectives-9780813153308","title":"The Promise and Perils of Populism: Global Perspectives","description":"From the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to the Tea Party in the United States to the campaign to elect indigenous leader Evo Morales in Bolivia, modern populist movements command international attention and compel political and social change. When citizens demand \"power to the people,\" they evoke corrupt politicians, imperialists, or oligarchies that have appropriated power from its legitimate owners. These stereotypical narratives belie the vague and often contradictory definitions of the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carlos de la Torre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 5.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813153308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarlos de la Torre\u003c\/b\u003e is director of international studies and professor of sociology at the University of Kentucky. He is the author or editor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eLatin American Populism in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePopulist Seduction in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ecuador Reader: History, Culture, Politics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40801556856947,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":62.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bbf33272-5d41-46d3-a0cf-1f2facae171b.jpg?v=1682426122","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-promise-and-perils-of-populism-global-perspectives-9780813153308","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}