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Populista! The Rise of Latin America's Strongman, with Will Grant and Mark Mardell
Populista! The Rise of Latin America's Strongman, with Will Grant and Mark Mardell
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48 minutes
Released:
Jan 15, 2021
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For more than six decades, Fidel Castro's words have echoed through the politics of Latin America. His towering political influence still looms over the region today.The swing to the Left in Latin America, known as the 'Pink Tide', was the most important political movement in the Western Hemisphere in the 21st century. Yet today, this wave of populism has left the Americas in the hands of some of the most authoritarian and dangerous leaders since the military dictatorships of the 1970s. In this week's episode BBC correspondent Will Grant speaks to Mark Mardell about his new book Populista and how strongmen have shaped the region. To buy the book click here: https://amzn.to/3qqT5ke Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.
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Jan 15, 2021
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