Abstract
The Politics of Exile in Latin America addresses exile as a major mechanism of institutional exclusion used by all types of governments in the region against their own citizens, while they often provided asylum to aliens fleeing persecution. The work is the first systematic analysis of Latin American exile on a continental and transnational basis and on a long-term perspective. It traces variations in the saliency of exile among different expelling and receiving countries; across different periods; with different paths of exile, both elite and massive; and under authoritarian and democratic contexts. The project integrates theoretical hindsight and empirical findings, analyzing the importance of exile as a recent and contemporary phenomenon, while reaching back to its origins and phases of development. It also addresses presidential exile, the formation of Latin American communities of exiles worldwide, and the role of exiles in shaping the collective identities of these countries.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Number of pages | 368 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780511581373 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780521517355 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Mario Sznajder and Luis Roniger and Cambridge University Press, 2009