Taking an innovative look at international relations, this book focuses on the worldwide campaign against abuses by the right-wing authoritarian regime in Uruguay between 1973 and 1984. It explores how norms and ideas interact with political interests, both global and domestic, and it examines joint actions by parties with different motivations. Including numerous international examples, the book examines: *the activities of people across frontiers in Uruguay, Argentina, Mexica, the US, and Europe * the role of international organizations such as the UN and OAS *the participation of...

The tumultuous 1960s saw a generation of Latin American youth enter into political life in unprecedented numbers. Though some have argued that these young-radical movements were inspired by the culture and politics of social movements burgeoning in Europe and the United States, youth activism developed its own distinct form in Latin America. In this book, Vania Markarian explores how the Uruguayan student movement of 1968 shaped leftist politics in the country for decades to come. She considers how students invented their own new culture of radicalism to achieve revolutionary change in...