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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961614503321

Autore

Whitehead Laurence

Titolo

Latin America: A New Interpretation / / by L. Whitehead

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006

ISBN

9786611367985

9781281367983

1281367982

9781403977229

1403977224

Edizione

[1st ed. 2006.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 300 p.)

Collana

Studies of the Americas

Disciplina

980

Soggetti

America - Politics and government

America - History

World politics

Ethnology - Latin America

Culture

Political science

American Politics

History of the Americas

Political History

Latin American Culture

Political Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Latin America: A New Interpretation -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Introduction: Latin America in Comparative Perspective -- Chapter 1 Latin America as a "Mausoleum of Modernities" -- Chapter 2 Latin American State Organization -- Chapter 3 The Politics of Expertise -- Chapter 4 Economics in Mexico: The Power of Ideas and Ideas of Power -- Chapter 5 Privatization and the Public Interest: Partial Theories, Lopsided Outcomes -- Chapter 6 Democracy, Inequality, and Insecurity: A Paradoxical Configuration --



Conclusion: On Characterizing Latin America -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book of collected essays by Laurence Whitehead, an eminent scholar of Latin America, explores the structures and influences that bind together the region, shedding light on this vast and rapidly changing culture zone.