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Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America’s Soul, by Michael Reid

“Michael Reid, a longtime Latin America correspondent and the editor of the fine Americas section of The Economist, takes exception to such benign neglect (of Latin America), and worse, in “Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America’s Soul.” In a brilliantly researched and annotated work of scholarship, Reid makes a cogent case that the battle (for the continent) has become more internal — but of necessity, not by choice.” Read the review at the New York Times.

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