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Book SynopsisThe 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.
Trade ReviewThird 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 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 *
Table of ContentsPart 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
