Bøker av Omar G. Encarnacion

Out in the Periphery explores how Latin America, a region known for its Catholic heritage and machismo culture, came to embrace gay rights. At the heart of this analysis is the activism of Latin America's gay rights organizations, a long-neglected social movement even by students of Latin American social movements.

Since the demise of the Franco dictatorship in 1977 Spain has emerged as one of the worlds most successful new democracies. But what accounts for the remarkable process of democratization in Spain? In this book, Omar Encarnacin shows how a post-transition settlement made possible Spains transition from authoritarian to democratic rule.

Rather than seek retribution and reconciliation, Spain's political leaders agreed to place the Civil War and the Franco dictatorship in the past. Omar G. Encarnacion examines the political factors that made possible the "politics of forgetting" and explores the advantages and consequences of democratizing without confronting the past.