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Rethinking Latin America
Development, Hegemony, and Social Transformation
by Ronaldo P. Munck
Development, Hegemony, and Social Transformation
by Ronaldo P. Munck
In a subtle but powerful reading of the shifting
relationships between development, hegemony, and social transformation in
post-independence Latin America, Ronaldo Munck argues that Latin American
subaltern knowledge makes a genuine contribution to the current search for a
social order which is sustainable and equitable.
Reviews
'Munck cleanly and clearly summarizes the strengths and
limitations of past development theories . . . Recommended.' - Choice
"Ronaldo P. Munck has achieved a remarkable synthesis
of Latin American history from a critical global perspective. Inspired by the
concepts and categories of Antonio Gramsci and José Carlos Mariátegui, this
book is an important contribution to rethinking, reinventing, and re-imagining
Latin America." - Michael Löwy, author of Marxism in Latin America, from
1909 to the Present
"This extraordinary book offers a new interpretation of
Latin America since 1500. Original, reflective, and inspiring, it lays the
foundations for rethinking Latin America and turns the Anglo-centric,
Euro-centric vision of Latin America on its head." - Cristóbal Kay, author
of Latin American Theories of Development and Underdevelopment
"Rethinking Latin America is a timely and critical
study by one of the leading scholars worldwide on Latin American and
international affairs. Sweeping and ambitious, the work provides a fresh
interpretation of five centuries of development and social change in Latin
America and five decades of academic and political debate on the region in
light of its increasing importance in the global system." - William I.
Robinson, Professor of Sociology, Global Studies, and Latin American Studies,
University of California at Santa Barbara, USA, author of Latin America and
Global Capitalism
"This is a fascinating, brilliantly conceived, and
highly creative work that examines the current Latin American reality in terms
of the different approaches to development and growth the region has undergone.
I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in different models of
development, new Marxist thought, or the creative imagining of what a new
reality could look like in Latin America. Indeed, Munck argues that the
alternative intellectual and developmental model in formation in Latin America
could also serve as a model for Europe and elsewhere." - Harry E. Vanden,
University of South Florida, USA, author of National Marxism in Latin America
and co-editor of Social Movements and Leftist Governments in Latin America
"Rethinking Latin America is a magnificent study that
promises to set a benchmark in our efforts to engage with Latin America in this
new century. Munck proposes a fresh interpretation of five centuries of
development and social change in Latin America and five decades of academic and
political debate on the region in light of its increasing importance in the
global system." - Global Discourse
"It is a tour de force, comprehensive and sure-footed
as it weaves its way through an immense and varied literature on the region's
economic, social and political development. No one can fail to be surprised by
the subtle, generous and always authoritative treatment of issues and themes
that have elicited fierce debates. Munck eschews totalizing visions, whether of
dependency, modernizations, nationalism or globalization, managing to focus on
what are essential and necessary features of each of these approaches while
espousing an approach that is more richly variegated." - European Review
of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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