Burbach, Fox, and Fuentes have written a thoughtful account of the radical projects that have arisen in Latin America in the wake of the collapse of the "old" socialism and the simultaneous weakening of U.S. hegemony in the region. Anyone who wishes to know more about the forces behind Latin America's "left turn," and the movements from below that have made that left turn possible, will benefit from reading this book.

Fred Rosen, Editor, NACLA Report on the Americas

A profoundly important book. Latin America is the last place in the world where a broad enlightened left not only survives but thrives, setting an idealistic agenda of solidarity, equality, and freedom - though often times rhetoric doesn't match reality. Deploying a rigorous comparative framework, Latin America's Turbulent Transitions takes an unflinching look at socialism in the region, both as it is and as it could be.

Greg Grandin, Professor, New York University, author of Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City

Turbulent Transitions makes sense of Latin America's leftward turn, both in terms of its origins and what this turn means for some of the main countries involved. As such, it is an essential resource for the general reader and for students of the region. The case study of Venezuela is especially useful in helping us understand Hugo Chavez' historic legacy and the advent of 21st century socialism.

Gregory Wilpert, author of Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The History and Policies of the Chavez Government

Little by little, inch by inch the thick, dark velvet curtain thrown over daily events in Latin America by uninterested editors and nervous journalists in the Western media is being tugged back. Roger Burbach, Michael Fox and Federico Fuentes have produced a sparklingly up-to-date account of the "pink tide" of new thinking for the general reader. The lives and politics of the present-day political giants of the Western Hemisphere - Chávez, Lula, Correa, Raúl Castro and many more - are set out with admirable clarity by three authors who know what they are talking about. No student of the New World should be without it.

Hugh O'Shaughnessy, author of Priest of Paraguay

An intelligent and informed review of the Latin American left - its past, its prospects, and its internal debates. A first-rate contribution to our efforts to analyze and to transform the world.

Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University

This book describes the political vision changing the lives of millions in Latin America. It is a manual of thrilling example for us all.

John Pilger, journalist and film-maker