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Latin American Perspectives publishes 6 issues per year featuring critical research and analysis of capitalism, socialism and imperialism in Latin America and the social forces and strategies involved in transforming its sociopolitical structures.
For 48 years, LAP has pursued its mission to foster progressive debate on current theoretical and political issues, to encourage the work of emerging scholars, and to make the work of Latin American scholars available to English speaking readers.
Rated the #1 journal in Latin American Studies 2015-2020 by Google Metrics
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Pages 1-6 below show LAP issues from 2021-2014 and selected older issues. For each issue, click Book Webpage to access the Table of Contents and download articles. To buy print issues, click here. Interviews with issue editors are available on audio or video podcasts (click here) for most issues since 2012. Click here to visit Archives to see issues from 2007-2014.
LAP Books
LAP publishes 2 book series with Rowman & Littlefield:
LAP in the Classroom - click here
and Critical Currents. - click here
Pages 6-7 below show LAP books with links to information for each book.
LAP also collaborates with CLACSO to produce Latin American Perspectives en Español y Português, an anthology of selected articles from the journal in Spanish or Portuguese.
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LAP Editors and Friends Meeting
Wednesday, May 26
1-2:45 Eastern/10-11:45 Pacific
Politics, Society and Culture in Postconflict Peru
September 2019
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 46, Number 5
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Brazil's Crisis of Memory: Embracing Myths and Forgetting History
July 2019
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 46 Number 4
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Israel, Palestine and Latin America: Conflictual Relationships
May 2019
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 46 Number 3
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Open Veins Revisited: The New Extractivism in Latin America Part 2
March 2019
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Vollume 46 Number 2
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Open Veins Revisited: The New Extractivism in Latin America Part 1
September 2018
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 45 Number 5
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Pink Tide Governments: Pragmatic and Populist Responses to Challenges from the Right
January 2019
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 46 Number 1
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Immigrants, Indigenous People, and Workers Pursuing Justice
November 2018
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 45 Number 6
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The Cold War and Latin American Studies
July 2018
Authors: LAP
Language: Englsih
Edition: Volume 45 Number 4
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Media, Politics, and Democratization in Latin America
May 2018
Authors: LAP
Language: Englsih
Edition: Volume 45 Nunber 3
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Freeing Latin America from Erroneous Theses: The Legacy of Rodolfo Stavenhagen
March 2018
Authors: LAP
Language: English
Edition: Volume 45 Number 2
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