| Description |
viii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Miguel Angel Centeno and Fernando Lopez-Alves -- Pt. I. Creating an Economy. Ch. 1. Institutions, Property, and Economic Development in Latin America / Jeremy Adelman. Ch. 2. Hijos of Dr. Gerschenkron: "Latecomer" Conceptions in Latin American Economic History / Paul Gootenberg. Ch. 3. Karl Polanyi and the Creation of the "Market Society" / Steven Topik. Ch. 4. From the Power of Economic Ideas to the Power of Economists / Venonica Montecinos and John Markoff -- Pt. II. The State and Democracy. Ch. 5. The Transatlantic Bridge: Mirrors, Charles Tilly, and State Formation in the River Plate / Fernando Lopez-Alves. Ch. 6. The Modern Mexican State: Theory and Practice / Alan Knight. Ch. 7. Samuel Huntington and the Latin American State / Jorge I. Dominguez. Ch. 8. Class Relations and Democratization: A Reassessment of Barrington Moore's Model / J. Samuel Valenzuela -- Pt. III. Living and Belonging. Ch. 9. The Disciplinary Society in Latin America / Miguel Angel Centeno. Ch. 10. Michel de Certeau and Latin America / Robert M. Levine. Ch. 11. Nationalism as a Practical System: Benedict Anderson's Theory of Nationalism from the Vantage Point of Spanish America / Claudio Lomnitz |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Latin America -- Philosophy.
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Social sciences -- Philosophy.
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| SUBJECT |
Latin America -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074911
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Latin America -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074888
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| Author |
Centeno, Miguel Angel, 1957-
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López-Alves, Fernando.
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| LC no. |
00032625 |
| ISBN |
0691050163 hardback alkaline paper |
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0691050171 paperback alkaline paper |
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