Difficult democracy

So many years after the fall of Latin America's greatest totalitarian regimes, the continent's democratization process has taken different paths. Although no nation has shown itself willing to return to old dictatorial models, the implementation of the values of republican democracy and political liberalism appears to be lagging far behind the process experienced in Western Europe. Seeking to break through academic formalisms and bring the most reliable research on the subject closer to the general reader, *Difficult Democracy: Institutions and Political Culture in Latin America* analyzes the situations of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico to reveal the continent's true political landscape. With clear thinking, this work is fundamental to understanding our past and the obstacles that lie ahead today.