{"product_id":"indignant-liberalism-political-protest-and-generational-change-in-el-salvador-paperback","title":"Indignant Liberalism: Political Protest and Generational Change in El Salvador - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Moodie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDocumenting the rise and disillusionment of El Salvador's postwar activists in the face of populist authoritarian politics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conclusion of El Salvador's long civil war, in 1992, was supposed to bring about equality and political freedom. Leftist insurgents laid down arms, and the government formally embraced liberal ideals. Yet today, El Salvador is ruled by an authoritarian president who was reelected via unconstitutional means. What went wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthropologist and journalist Ellen Moodie embedded with \u003ci\u003eindignados\u003c\/i\u003e--young middle-class protestors, demanding that the government live up to its liberal commitments--to better understand the course of political change since the civil war. Yet the \"post-postwar\" generation is only the latest demographic disappointed with liberalism in practice. Moodie examines a nineteenth-century \"racial liberalism\" that saw descendants of colonists \"civilizing\" Indigenous people while dispossessing them of lands and mobilizing them for labor. Today, the failure to make good on the promises of postwar liberalism has inspired robust support for strongman Nayib Bukele. Moodie argues that El Salvador's case, though inflected by local concerns, is not unique. Rather, it is another stark demonstration of how liberalism's imaginary social contract gives rise to populist authoritarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Moodie is an associate professor of anthropology and the director of Global Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eEl Salvador in the Aftermath of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCentral America in the New Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46592950665413,"sku":"9781477334003","price":69.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/esfCALReRP9781477334003.webp?v=1785067587","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/indignant-liberalism-political-protest-and-generational-change-in-el-salvador-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}