{"product_id":"power-in-the-isthmus-isbn-9780860919124","title":"Power in the Isthmus","description":"In this book, the most comprehensive analysis of Central America ever to be published, James Dunkerley provides a detailed account of the history of Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Costa Rica and a series of authoritative studies of their national political systems. Written in a fluent and accessible style, the text is supported by a wealth of charts and statistical data making \u003ci\u003ePower in the Isthmus \u003c\/i\u003ean essential work of reference.“The best guide yet available to the immense complexities of modern Central American politics ... one of the year’s genuinely impressive works of history.”—\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dunkerley does a magnificent job of describing the contours of the class conflicts and political struggles of the postwar period, and the emerging political and economic crises of the 1970s and 1980s ... The combination of a broad scope, empirical detail, and a carefully worked out analytical framework makes this the most serious and sophisticated history of modern Central America in English and possibly also in Spanish ... A truly major work.”—\u003ci\u003eThird World Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003ePower in the Isthmus\u003c\/i\u003e stands out as a model of intellectual maturity executed with masterly skill.”—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Latin American Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Dunkerley \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, and Director of the Institute for the Study of the Americas. His books include \u003ci\u003eRebellion in the Veins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePower in the Isthmus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Long War\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Verso.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304429441253,"sku":"NP9780860919124","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780860919124.jpg?v=1767735014","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/power-in-the-isthmus-isbn-9780860919124","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}