Peru in Theory (Studies of the Americas)
Paulo Drinot
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Description for Peru in Theory (Studies of the Americas)
Hardcover. Chapters establish a productive dialog between Peru and social science theory, focusing on insituional weakness and exclusion (economic, social, gendered, racial). Editor(s): Drinot, Paulo. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 259 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Can 'theory' teach us anything about Peru? Can 'Peru' teach us anything about theory? The chapters in this volume explore these questions by establishing a productive dialogue between Peru and theory. Focusing on institutional weakness and economic, social, gendered, racialized, and other forms of exclusion key issues in recent social scientific inquiry in Peru - the contributors to this volume assess the extent to which the analytical frameworks of a number of social and cultural theorists can inform, and, at the same time, be informed by, Peru as a case study.
Can 'theory' teach us anything about Peru? Can 'Peru' teach us anything about theory? The chapters in this volume explore these questions by establishing a productive dialogue between Peru and theory. Focusing on institutional weakness and economic, social, gendered, racialized, and other forms of exclusion key issues in recent social scientific inquiry in Peru - the contributors to this volume assess the extent to which the analytical frameworks of a number of social and cultural theorists can inform, and, at the same time, be informed by, Peru as a case study.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Studies of the Americas
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137455253
SKU
V9781137455253
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About Paulo Drinot
Omar Awapara Franco, University of Texas at Austin, USA Maria Balarin, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Valeria Biffi, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Jelke Boesten, King's College London, UK Eduardo Dargent, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Paulo Drinot, Institute of the Americas, University College London, UK Daniella Gandolfo, Columbia University, USA Paul Gootenberg, Stony Brook University, the State University of ... Read more
Reviews for Peru in Theory (Studies of the Americas)
“Drinot’s Peru in Theory is something of a tour d’ force in the field of Peruvian studies, bringing together a range of new scholars to plumb the theories of the great theorists in order to illuminate various aspects of what sociologist José Matos Mar referred to as Peru Problema. … Peru in Theory stands out as a shining example of ... Read more