{"product_id":"democracy-development-machine","title":"Democracy Development Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicholas Copeland sheds new light on rural politics in Guatemala and across neoliberal and post-conflict settings in \u003cem\u003eThe Democracy Development Machin\u003c\/em\u003ee. This historical ethnography examines how governmentalized spaces of democracy and development fell short, enabling and disfiguring an ethnic Mayan resurgence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a passionate and politically engaged book, Copeland argues that the transition to democracy in Guatemalan Mayan communities has led to a troubling paradox. He finds that while liberal democracy is celebrated in most of the world as the ideal, it can subvert political desires and channel them into illiberal spaces. As a result, Copeland explores alternative ways of imagining liberal democracy and economic and social amelioration in a traumatized and highly unequal society as it strives to transition from war and authoritarian rule to open elections and free-market democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Democracy Development Machine \u003c\/em\u003efollows Guatemala's transition, reflects on Mayan involvement in politics during and after the conflict, and provides novel ways to link democratic development with economic and political development.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Longleaf Services on behalf of Cornell University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52641330987375,"sku":"9781501736063","price":210.21,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/150173606X.jpg?v=1770412351","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/democracy-development-machine","provider":"Loja UmLivro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}