Identity and Modernity in Latin America
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: December 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780745626239
Subjects: American studies; Cultural studies; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Latin America; History; Sociology; Latin America - General; History & Surveys - Modern; Sociology - General; Business & Economics / Economic Development; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT_SOCIAL ASPECTS; LATIN AMERICA_CIVILIZATION; Ethnic Studies - General; Civilization; Civilization, Modern; Identity (Psychology); Philosophy; Postmodernism
First sentence: Prior to studying the issues of modernity and identity in Latin America it is necessary to clarify, if only very briefly, some theoretical aspects related to these concepts in order for the reader to know what I shall understand by them and where I stand in relation to conflicting theoretical traditions.