Latin American Perspectives

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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.

Download here.

LAP Editors and Friends Meeting

Wednesday, May 26

1-2:45 Eastern/10-11:45 Pacific

The Resurgence of Collective Memory, Truth, and Justice Mobilizations: Part 3: Culture, Politics, and Social Mobilizations
November 2016
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Volume 43 Number 6
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

The Resurgence of Collective Memory, Truth, and Justice Mobilizations: Part 2: Artistic and Cultural Resistance
September 2016
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Volume 43 Number 5
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

The Resurgence of Collective Memory, Truth and Justice Mobilizations in Latin America
May 2015
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Volume 43 Number 3
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

Climate Change in Latin America
July 2016
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Volume 43 Number 4
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

Spirits, Bodies, and Structures: Religion, Politics, and Social Inequaltiy in Latin America
May 2016
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Volume 43 Number 3
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

Deconstructing the Post-Neoliberal State: Intimate Perspectives on Contemporary Brazil
March 2016
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Volume 43 Number 2
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

The Return of the State, New Social Actors, and Post-Neoliberalism in Ecuador
January 2016
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Volume 43 Number 1
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí

China and Latin America: Processes and Paradoxes
November 2015
Autores: LAP
Lengua: English
Edición: Volume 42 Number 6
Página Web del Libro: Cique aquí