Latin America transformed : globalization and modernity /

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Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:London : Arnold ; New York : Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, 2004.
Description:1 online resource (xix, 316 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11300421
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Other authors / contributors:Gwynne, Robert N.
Kay, Cristóbal.
ISBN:9781444119046
1444119044
0340809302
9780340809303
9780415318235
0415318238
9780415318228
041531822X
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-310) and index.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: Latin America transformed. 2nd ed. London : Arnold ; New York: Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, 2004 9780340809303