Latin America transformed [[electronic resource] ] : globalization and modernity / / edited by Robert N. Gwynne and Cristóbal Kay

• Pubblicazione: London, : Arnold; New York, : Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, 2004
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.98
• Soggetto topico: Economic stabilization - Social aspects - Latin America
• Soggetto geografico: Latin America Social conditions; Latin America Politics and government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GwynneRobert N KayCristóbal
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-310) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Book title; Contents; List of tables; List of figures; About the authors; Preface; PART 1: GLOBALIZATION AND MODERNITY; PART 2: POLITICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PART 3: SPACE, SOCIETY AND LIVELIHOODS; PART 4: LATIN AMERICAN FUTURES; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Now in a second edition, this book explains Latin America's economic, political, social and cultural transformations, its association with globalization and search for modernity, and how these transformations are affecting the people of the region. Using a political economy approach to unravel these concepts, the emphasis is placed on interpreting the macro-level structures that frame the transformations taking place. Updated and revised to include more student friendly features, the authors have substantially rewritten the material, including three new chapters, to examine the challenges faci
• Titolo autorizzato: Latin America transformed
• ISBN: 1-282-66700-9; 9786612667008; 1-4441-1904-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459295703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II