Sonia Cardenas is Professor of Political Science and Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of the Faculty at Trinity College.Rebecca Root is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Ramapo College.

"Through this book [Cardenas's] voice emerges as that of a determined but clear-eyed optimist, willing to confront the dark realities of politics and power but inclining toward what another Latin Americanist, Albert Hirschman, adopted as 'a bias for hope.' . . . In all, it is a remarkable compact synthesis on this sprawling subject."

• ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: A Politics of Transformation Part I. Legacies of AbuseChapter 1. Why Human Rights Abuses Occur Chapter 2. Grappling with the PastPart II. Human Rights CasesChapter 3. The Southern ConeChapter 4. Central America and MexicoChapter 5. The Andean RegionChapter 6. Brazil and the CaribbeanPart III. Politics, Rights, and InequalityChapter 7. Social Movements, Identity, and Human RightsChapter 8. Economic and Social RightsPart IV. Agents of ReformChapter 9. Human Rights DefendersChapter 10. Regional and Global GovernanceChapter 11. Human Rights ChangeConclusion. ¡Sí Se Puede!Appendix 1. Internship OpportunitiesAppendix 2. Suggested Assignments for InstructorsNotesIndex

Sonia Cardenas is Professor of Political Science and Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of the Faculty at Trinity College.Rebecca Root is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Ramapo College.

"Through this book [Cardenas's] voice emerges as that of a determined but clear-eyed optimist, willing to confront the dark realities of politics and power but inclining toward what another Latin Americanist, Albert Hirschman, adopted as 'a bias for hope.' . . . In all, it is a remarkable compact synthesis on this sprawling subject."

• ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: A Politics of Transformation Part I. Legacies of AbuseChapter 1. Why Human Rights Abuses Occur Chapter 2. Grappling with the PastPart II. Human Rights CasesChapter 3. The Southern ConeChapter 4. Central America and MexicoChapter 5. The Andean RegionChapter 6. Brazil and the CaribbeanPart III. Politics, Rights, and InequalityChapter 7. Social Movements, Identity, and Human RightsChapter 8. Economic and Social RightsPart IV. Agents of ReformChapter 9. Human Rights DefendersChapter 10. Regional and Global GovernanceChapter 11. Human Rights ChangeConclusion. ¡Sí Se Puede!Appendix 1. Internship OpportunitiesAppendix 2. Suggested Assignments for InstructorsNotesIndex