JAMES PETRAS is Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Binghamton University in New York, USA and Adjunct Professor in International Development Studies at Saint Mary's University, Canada. HENRY VELTMEYER is Professor of Development Studies at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas (UAZ) in Mexico and Professor of Sociology and International Development Studies at St. Mary's University, Canada.

"James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer continue to define the analytical paths that the rest will eventually follow." - Tom Brass, formerly of SPS Cambridge, and editor of The Journal of Peasant Studies "Petras and Veltmeyer present, once more, a powerful and stimulating analysis of social struggles in Latin America. They combine a deep understanding of Latin American politics with a powerful commitment to social justice. Even readers who may not share all aspects of their class-based analysis will benefit greatly from their provocative insights." - Teivo Teivainen, Professor of World Politics, University of Helsinki

• US Imperialism and the Neoliberal Offensive Capitalist Development, Labour and the Rural Poor: The Politics of Adjustment (Non-Resistance) Dynamics of Agrarian Transformation and Resistance Neoliberalism and the Social Movements: Mobilizing the Resistance Turning the Social Movements: Civil Society to the Rescue A Turning of the Tide: The Centre-Left Comes to Power Social Movements in a Time of Crisis Latin America in the Vortex of Social Change