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

• Autore: Whitehead Laurence
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2006.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XII, 300 p.)
• Disciplina: 980
• Soggetto topico: 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Latin America: A New Interpretation
• ISBN: 9786611367985; 9781281367983; 1281367982; 9781403977229; 1403977224
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910961614503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies of the Americas