The Third Wave of Modernization in Latin America: Cultural Perspective on Neo-Liberalism / Edition 1

by Lynne Phillips

Overview

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 the modernization process.

Written in accessible language, The Third Wave of Modernization in Latin America analyzes a wide variety of themes, from rural and urban poverty to environmental and cultural identity issues. Each chapter, written exclusively for this volume, focuses on a particular country. Included are case studies of organizations that have been influenced by current neoliberal policies; critical perspectives on restructuring, free trade, and modernization; an overview of Latin America's recent past to explain why neoliberalism has become a predominant policy in the region; and analyses of the environment, women's issues, and native communities in the context of modernization. The book is divided into the following sections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780842026086
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/01/1997
Series:	Jaguar Books on Latin America
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	362
Product dimensions:	6.48(w) x 8.92(h) x 0.48(d)

Table of Contents

Part 1 I: Changing Rural Lives Part 2 II: Transforming Urban Enterprises Part 3 III: Restructuring Society and Nature Part 4 Conclusion: Anthropology in the Age of Neoliberalism

Editorial Reviews

An excellent collection of essays about probably the most important changes occurring in late-twentieth-century Latin America. Highly recommended.

Choice Reviews

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

Provides a much-needed anthropological overview of the human dimensions of social and economic changes in contemporary Latin America.

New Mexico Historical Review

An excellent collection of essays about probably the most important changes occurring in late-twentieth-century Latin America. Highly recommended.

Choice

An excellent collection of essays about probably the most important changes occurring in late-twentieth-century Latin America. Highly recommended.

CHOICE

Addresses a variety of themes from rural and urban poverty to environmental and cultural identity issues. Each of the nine chapters, authored exclusively for this volume, concentrates on a particular country. Coverage includes case studies of organizations that have been influenced by current neoliberal policies; critical perspectives on restructuring free trade; an overview of Latin America's recent past to explain why neoliberalism has become a predominant policy; and analyzes the environment, women's issues, and native communities in the context of modernization. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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