Certain to influence the thinking of those seeking a clearer understanding of the process of democratization in Europe and in the Western Hemisphere.

Michael J. Kryzanek, Bridgewater State College

Professor Wiarda is among a very small group of scholars who have the background and comparative perspective for comparing Iberia and Latin America. This is an insightful, thoughtful, and well-organized study.

Larman C. Wilson, American University

Useful and concise introduction to the complex connection between their histories, cultures, and policies.

Foreign Affairs

Howard Wiarda is irreverent and provocative . . . it raises . . . questions about continuities where others see clear breaks, identifies problems where others see only success, and emphasizes common links where others see only boundaries on the map.

Political Science Quarterly

Fundamental to study and debate. A chef d'oeuvreI from pen of one of the most distinguished Ibero-American specialists in the United States.

Mark Falcoff