Studies in the Formation of the Nation-state in Latin America (Institute of Latin American Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1900039419 ISBN 13: 9781900039413

Publisher: University of London Press, 2002

Synopsis

This book adopts a variety of disciplinary, thematic, and country-based approaches to the complex and contested issues around the character of the nation-state in Latin America. In recent years there has been a great deal of scholarly interest in this topic from the viewpoint of cultural and literary studies, but Latin America remains under-represented in general historical and sociological theories of nationhood. The authors seek to develop debate and research on the topic through case-studies (including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Spain), historiographical review, and themes such as the role of violence, military conscription and pensions, money and the role of finance, early notions of development, the ambiguous role of liberalism, and how to evaluate the reach and qualities of the nation-state. Contributors include Miguel Angel Centeno (Princeton University), Malcolm Deas (St Antony's College, Oxford), James Dunkerley (Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London), Paul Gootenberg (State University of New York at Stony Brook), Alan Knight (St Antony's College, Oxford), Colin Lewis (London School of Economics), Fernando Lopez Alves (University of California, Santa Barbara), David McCreery (Georgia State University), Florencia Mallon (University of Wisconsin), Seemin Qayum (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Guy Thomson (University of Warwick), and Steven Topik (University of California, Irvine). James Dunkerley is director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London, and also professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London. He is coeditor of the Journal of Latin American Studies. His most recent books are Americana:The Americas in the World, around 1850 (or 'Seeing the Elephant' as the Theme for an Imaginary Western) (2000) and Warriors and Scribes: Essays in the History and Politics of Latin America (2000).

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'... a multi-layered message with, hopefully, multiple audiences.' -- Journal of Latin American Studies, vol. 37, part 4, Nov. 2005 (Karen Caplan, Rutgers University)

Synopsis

This text adopts a variety of disciplinary, thematic and country-based approaches to the complex and contested issues around the character of the nation-state in Latin America. There has been scholarly interest in this topic from the viewpoint of cultural and literary studies, but Latin America remains under-represented in general historical and sociological theories of nationhood. The authors seek to develop debate and research on the topic through: case studies (including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Spain); historiographical review and themes such as the role of violence, military conscription and pensions, money and the role of finance; early notions of development; the ambiguous role of liberalism; and how to evaluate the reach and qualities of the nation-state.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of London Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1900039419
• ISBN 13: 9781900039413
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Dunkerley James