The Third Wave of Modernization in Latin America. Cultural Perspective on Neo-liberalism.
Lynne . Ed(S): Phillips
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Paperback. The term modernization has been used extensively in Latin America since the post-World War II period to describe the promotion of Western world views and consumption patterns. Editor(s): Phillips, Lynne. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; JFC; JPFK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
The term modernization has been used extensively in Latin America since the post-World War II period to describe the promotion of Western world views and consumption patterns. The term is being used in the 1990s in conjunction with the neoliberal pressure placed upon the region to develop modern states and markets to be integrated into the world economy. This text offers an anthropological perspective on Latin America's most recent phase of modernization and its costs to social relations and traditional ways of life. Because people's lives are placed at center stage, a human dimension is brought to the study of ... Read more
The term modernization has been used extensively in Latin America since the post-World War II period to describe the promotion of Western world views and consumption patterns. The term is being used in the 1990s in conjunction with the neoliberal pressure placed upon the region to develop modern states and markets to be integrated into the world economy. This text offers an anthropological perspective on Latin America's most recent phase of modernization and its costs to social relations and traditional ways of life. Because people's lives are placed at center stage, a human dimension is brought to the study of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
Series
Jaguar Books on Latin America
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780842026086
SKU
V9780842026086
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Reviews for The Third Wave of Modernization in Latin America. Cultural Perspective on Neo-liberalism.
Third Wave is a stunning collection that demonstrates anthropology's powerful contribution to current debates on neoliberalism in Latin America. Here we finally begin to understand just what is being 'globalized' and at whose expense. Bravo!
Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Dept Anthropology, UC Berkeley; Auth: Death without Weeping Provides a much-needed anthropological overview of the human dimensions of social and economic changes ... Read more
Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Dept Anthropology, UC Berkeley; Auth: Death without Weeping Provides a much-needed anthropological overview of the human dimensions of social and economic changes ... Read more