This anthology offers the first serious broadranging collection of English translations of significant Latin American contributions to social and political thought spanning the last forty years. Ivampaacuten Mampaacuterquez has judiciously selected narratives of resistance and liberation groundbreaking texts in Latin American fields of inquiry such as liberation theology philosophy pedagogy and dependency theory and important readings in guerrilla revolution socialist utopia and postampndashCold War thought especially in the realms of democracy and civil society alternatives to neoliberalism and nationalism in the context of globalization. Highlighting the vitality diversity and originality of Latin American thought this anthology will be invaluable for students and scholars across the social sciences and humanities.