{"product_id":"the-paraguay-reader-history-culture-politics-9780822352686","title":"The Paraguay Reader: History, Culture, Politics","description":"Hemmed in by the vast, arid Chaco to the west and, for most of its history, impenetrable jungles to the east, Paraguay has been defined largely by its isolation. Partly as a result, there has been a dearth of serious scholarship or journalism about the country. Going a long way toward redressing this lack of information and analysis, \u003ci\u003eThe Paraguay Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively compilation of testimonies, journalism, scholarship, political tracts, literature, and illustrations, including maps, photographs, paintings, drawings, and advertisements. Taken together, the anthology's many selections convey the country's extraordinarily rich history and cultural heritage, as well as the realities of its struggles against underdevelopment, foreign intervention, poverty, inequality, and authoritarianism.\u003cp\u003eMost of the \u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e is arranged chronologically. Weighted toward the twentieth century and early twenty-first, it nevertheless gives due attention to major events in Paraguay's history, such as the Triple Alliance War (1864-70) and the Chaco War (1932-35). The \u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e's final section, focused on national identity and culture, addresses matters including ethnicity, language, and gender. Most of the selections are by Paraguayans, and many of the pieces appear in English for the first time. Helpful introductions by the editors precede each of the book's sections and all of the selected texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Lambert is a Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies at the University of Bath. He is a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eLatin American Foreign Policies: Between Ideology and Pragmatism \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Political Violence and the Construction of National Identity in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Nickson is the Honorary Reader in Public Management and Latin American Studies at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLocal Government in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eHistorical Dictionary of Paraguay\u003c\/i\u003e. Lambert and Nickson are the editors of \u003ci\u003eTransition to Democracy in Paraguay\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514572837138,"sku":"9780822352686","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab9df427-9a79-4457-9a57-71c634870251.jpg?v=1730987604","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-paraguay-reader-history-culture-politics-9780822352686","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}