Copeland, Nicholas,

The Democracy Development Machine Neoliberalism, Radical Pessimism, and Authoritarian Populism in Mayan Guatemala / Nicholas Copeland. - 1 online resource (xviii, 260 pages) : illustrations ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index.

"They committed no crime" : developing democratic memory -- "Nos falta capacidad" : training enterprising selves -- The capacity for democracy -- Radical pessimism : neoliberal democratic atmosphere -- Parties and projects : democratizing sovereign violence -- Cruel populism.

Open Access

"Examines how democracy and development operate alongside violence as a governing assemblage and how this 'machine' both articulated and derailed the struggles for empowerment of rural Mayas in Guatemala"--

9781501736070 1501736078




Democracy--Guatemala.
Mayas--Government relations.--Guatemala
Mayas--Politics and government.--Guatemala


Guatemala--Economic conditions--1985-
Guatemala--Politics and government--1985-


Electronic books.

F1435.3.P7 / C67 2019

972.81