{"product_id":"revolution-and-reaction-the-diffusion-of-authoritarianism-in-latin-america-9781108483551","title":"Revolution and Reaction: The Diffusion of Authoritarianism in Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kurt Weyland\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American Government - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did so many Latin American leftists believe they could replicate the Cuban Revolution in their own countries, and why did so many rightists fear the spread of Communism? Cognitive-psychological insights about people's distorted inferences and skewed interest calculations explain why the left held exaggerated hopes and why the right experienced excessive dread. The resulting polarization provoked a powerful backlash in which the right uniformly defeated the left. To forestall the feared spread of revolution, the military in many countries imposed authoritarian regimes and brutally suppressed left-wingers. Overly worried about the advance of Cuban-inspired radicalism as well, the United States condoned and supported the installation of dictatorship, but Latin American elites took the main initiative in these regressive regime changes. With a large number of primary and secondary sources, this book documents how the misperceptions on both sides of the ideological divide thus played a crucial role in the frequent destruction of democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47596513591447,"sku":"9781108483551","price":11704.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781108483551.webp?v=1774994038","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/revolution-and-reaction-the-diffusion-of-authoritarianism-in-latin-america-9781108483551","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}