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Book SynopsisThis book presents a new theoretical understanding, based on institutions and political practices, of the relative failure of development policy in Latin America compared to success in Spain. It will appeal to experts in economics and social sciences, and the general public interested in Latin America, state building, and economic development.Table of ContentsPart I. Introduction: 1. Those were the days. The Latin American economic and cultural boom vs. the Spanish miracle Miguel A. Centeno, Agustin E. Ferraro and Vivekananda Nemana; Part II. Visions and Politics of Development: 2. CEPAL as idea factory for Latin American development. Intellectual and political influence 1950–90 Joseph Love; 3. The arc of development. Economists and sociologists' quest for the state Margarita Fajardo; 4. From 'showcase' to 'failure'. Democracy and the Colombian developmental state in the 1960s Robert Karl; Part III. Institutional Design: Infrastructural and Territorial Power: 5. One blueprint, three translations: Corporaciones de Fomento in Colombia, Chile and Peru José Carlos Orihuela; 6. The rise and fall of the Instituto Nacional de Planificación in Peru (1962–92): exploring the limits of state capacity building in weak states Eduardo Dargent; 7. A double-edged sword: the institutional foundations of the Brazilian developmental state, 1930–85 Luciana de Souza Leão; 8. Life is a dream. Bureaucracy and industrial development in Spain, 1950–90 Agustin E. Ferraro and Juan José Rastrollo; Part IV. Industry, Trade and Growth: Economic Power: 9. Emergence and maturity of the developmental state in Argentina, Brazil and Spain, 1930–90. An economic history approach Jordi Catalan and Tomàs Fernández-de-Sevilla; 10. The Mexican developmental state, c.1920–c.1980 Alan Knight; 11. The developmental state and the agricultural machinery industry in Argentina Yovanna Pineda; 12. The Chilean developmental state. Political balance, economic accommodation, and technocratic insulation 1924–1973 Patricio Silva; Part V. National and Civic Identities: Symbolic Power: 13. The developmental state and the rise of popular nationalism: cause, coincidence, or elective affinity? Matthias vom Hau; 14. State, nation, and identity in Brazil, 1930–2000 Marshall Eakin; 15. Urban informality, citizenship, and the paradoxes of development Brodwyn Fisher; Part VI. Conclusion: 16. Authoritarianism, democracy, and development in Latin America and Spain 1930–1990 Agustin E. Ferraro and Miguel A. Centeno.

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Book SynopsisWar is a paradox. On the one hand, it destroys bodies and destroys communities. On the other hand, it is responsible for some of the strongest human bonds and has been the genesis of many of our most fundamental institutions.Trade Review"In this short, yet erudite and comprehensive book, Centeno and Enriquez show how warfare has shaped almost every aspect of social life. Written in clear and crisp prose, full of perceptive insights and backed up by robust evidence, this study makes a powerful case that sociological analysis is indispensable for the study of war."Siniša Maleševiæ, University College Dublin"In short, 'War and Society' is a very well written book that students with a higher level of ability could be steered towards in order to broaden their overall sociological understanding." BSA Sociology Teacher "Engagingly written with exceptional scholarship, this book also excels in coverage, accessibility, and significance. It may well be the best introduction to the sociology of war available." Choice "An interesting book based on a great deal of work but written in an enjoyable and student-friendly style, which offers a first diagnosis [...] leaving the door open to the development of new lines of investigation. But, above all, a book which avoids generalizations which sugar coat or manipulate the phenomenon of war." International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences “The book brings the social nature of war to the foreground, discussing the negative and positive aftermath and effects of war on culture and society. […] This essential reading is recommended for social scientists interested in war as a primary object of study.”Maximiliano E Korstanje, Univerisity of Palermo, Argentina. Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: The Nature of WarViolence and AggressionWar as Organized ViolenceA Paradox of War: Organization and AnarchyWar as a Human ConstructThe Causes of WarExplaining WarChapter 2: War of the WarriorThe Horror of BattleBrutalityMaking WarriorsMilitary ValuesDuty and DisciplineChapter 3: War of ArmiesOrigins of BattleThe Phalanx, the Fleet, and the LegionThe Return of the HorseMilitary Revolution: GunpowderThe Birth of Total War: Napoleon’s Revolution and the American Civil WarA Century of WarExplaining the Progress of WarChapter 4: War of SocietiesConquestGenocideStrategic BombingNuclear ArmageddonChapter 5: How Wars BuildWars and Big OutcomesMilitaries and the IndividualChapter 6: War and Society in the Twenty-First centuryThe End of EmpiresThe Limits of Firepower: Vietnam, Afghanistan, and IraqWho Will Serve? The Changing Demographics of the MilitaryConclusionReferences

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Book SynopsisWar is a paradox. On the one hand, it destroys bodies and destroys communities. On the other hand, it is responsible for some of the strongest human bonds and has been the genesis of many of our most fundamental institutions.Trade Review"In this short, yet erudite and comprehensive book, Centeno and Enriquez show how warfare has shaped almost every aspect of social life. Written in clear and crisp prose, full of perceptive insights and backed up by robust evidence, this study makes a powerful case that sociological analysis is indispensable for the study of war."Siniša Maleševiæ, University College Dublin"In short, 'War and Society' is a very well written book that students with a higher level of ability could be steered towards in order to broaden their overall sociological understanding." BSA Sociology Teacher "Engagingly written with exceptional scholarship, this book also excels in coverage, accessibility, and significance. It may well be the best introduction to the sociology of war available." Choice "An interesting book based on a great deal of work but written in an enjoyable and student-friendly style, which offers a first diagnosis [...] leaving the door open to the development of new lines of investigation. But, above all, a book which avoids generalizations which sugar coat or manipulate the phenomenon of war." International and Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences“The book brings the social nature of war to the foreground, discussing the negative and positive aftermath and effects of war on culture and society. […] This essential reading is recommended for social scientists interested in war as a primary object of study.”Maximiliano E Korstanje, University of Palermo, Argentina. Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: The Nature of WarViolence and AggressionWar as Organized ViolenceA Paradox of War: Organization and AnarchyWar as a Human ConstructThe Causes of WarExplaining WarChapter 2: War of the WarriorThe Horror of BattleBrutalityMaking WarriorsMilitary ValuesDuty and DisciplineChapter 3: War of ArmiesOrigins of BattleThe Phalanx, the Fleet, and the LegionThe Return of the HorseMilitary Revolution: GunpowderThe Birth of Total War: Napoleon’s Revolution and the American Civil WarA Century of WarExplaining the Progress of WarChapter 4: War of SocietiesConquestGenocideStrategic BombingNuclear ArmageddonChapter 5: How Wars BuildWars and Big OutcomesMilitaries and the IndividualChapter 6: War and Society in the Twenty-First centuryThe End of EmpiresThe Limits of Firepower: Vietnam, Afghanistan, and IraqWho Will Serve? The Changing Demographics of the MilitaryConclusionReferences

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Book SynopsisThe growth of institutional capacity in the developing world has become a central theme in twenty-first-century social science. Many studies have shown that public institutions are an important determinant of long-run rates of economic growth. This book argues that to understand the difficulties and pitfalls of state building in the contemporary world, it is necessary to analyze previous efforts to create institutional capacity in conflictive contexts. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the process of state and nation building in Latin America and Spain from independence to the 1930s. The book examines how Latin American countries and Spain tried to build modern and efficient state institutions for more than a century - without much success. The Spanish and Latin American experience of the nineteenth century was arguably the first regional stage on which the organizational and political dilemmas that still haunt states were faced. This book provides an unprecedented perspective onTrade Review'… this is a quite outstanding volume of comparative historical sociology on the Hispanic world … This suggestive and intellectually refreshing quality owes much to the care with which the editors have designed a volume that plainly derives for an extended period of collaboration.' James Dunkerley, Journal of Global Faultlines'The great strength of this book, which will make people return to it again and again, lies in this integrated approach. The volume brings together a variety of work from diverse disciplinary and/or country study fields, making it an invaluable portal for historians, political scientists and sociologists alike to access each others' research on state- and nation-making in Latin America.' Nicola Miller, Journal of Latin American StudiesTable of Contents1. Republics of the possible: state building in Latin America and Spain Miguel Centeno and Agustin Ferraro; 2. The construction of national states, 1820–90: five cases, multiple variables Frank Safford; 3. State building in Western Europe and the Americas before and in the long nineteenth century: some preliminary considerations Wolfgang Knoebl; 4. The state and development under the Brazilian monarchy: 1822–89 Jeffrey Needell; 5. The Brazilian federal state in the old republic (1889–1930): did regime change make a difference? Joseph E. Love; 6. The Mexican state, Porfirian and revolutionary (1876–1930) Alan Knight; 7. Nicaragua: the difficult creation of a sovereign state Salvador Martí; 8. Friends' tax. Patronage, fiscality and state building in Argentina and Spain Claudia Herrera and Agustin Ferraro; 9. Ideological pragmatism and non-partisan expertise in nineteenth-century Chile: Andrés Bello's contribution to state and nation building Iván Jaksic; 10. Militarization without bureaucratization in Central America James Mahoney; 11. Between 'Empleomanía' and the common good: successful expert bureaucracies in Argentina (1870–1930) Ricardo Salvatore; 12. Elite preferences, administrative institutions, and educational development during Peru's Aristocratic Republic (1895–1919) Hillel Soifer; 13. Liberalism in the Iberian world 1808–25 Roberto Breña; 14. Visions of the national: natural endowments, futures, and the evils of men Fernando López-Alves; 15. Spanish national identity in the age of nationalisms José Alvarez Junco; 16. Census taking and nation making in nineteenth-century Latin America Mara Loveman; 17. Citizens before the law: the role of courts in post-independence state building in Spanish America Sara Chambers; 18. Visualizing the nation: the mid-nineteenth-century Colombian chorographic commission Nancy Applebaum; 19. Paper leviathans. Historical legacies and state strength in contemporary Latin America and Spain Miguel Centeno and Agustin Ferraro.

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Book SynopsisThe global financial crisis has challenged many of our most authoritative economic ideologies and policies. After thirty years of reshaping the world to conform to the market, governments and societies are now calling for a retreat to a yet undefined new economic order.Trade Review"Fresh and well-written."Contemporary Sociology"Finally here is a book that makes brilliant sense out of globalization's multiple and often contradictory facets. With deep insight and sparkling illustrations, Centeno and Cohen offer a comprehensive overview of how global capitalism works: both its promise and threats. Read it to understand our past, present, and future economic worlds."Viviana A. Zelizer, Princeton University "This book shows the virtues of a historical/sociological interpretation of global capitalism, and as a bonus the writing is graceful and clear. Conflicting viewpoints are judiciously and succinctly evaluated. The extensive references to the literature are unobtrusive and impressive. Putting the current crisis into perspective, without reducing its urgency, is a singular achievement."Charles Perrow, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures, Tables, and Boxes vi Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1 1 Global Capitalism 11 2 Trade 38 3 Finance and Wealth 64 4 Marketing and Consumption 94 5 Governance 120 6 Inequality 146 7 Living with Limits 174 Conclusion 198 Notes 209 References 213 Index 232

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Book SynopsisThe global financial crisis has challenged many of our most authoritative economic ideologies and policies. After thirty years of reshaping the world to conform to the market, governments and societies are now calling for a retreat to a yet undefined new economic order.Trade Review"Fresh and well-written."Contemporary Sociology"Finally here is a book that makes brilliant sense out of globalization's multiple and often contradictory facets. With deep insight and sparkling illustrations, Centeno and Cohen offer a comprehensive overview of how global capitalism works: both its promise and threats. Read it to understand our past, present, and future economic worlds."Viviana A. Zelizer, Princeton University "This book shows the virtues of a historical/sociological interpretation of global capitalism, and as a bonus the writing is graceful and clear. Conflicting viewpoints are judiciously and succinctly evaluated. The extensive references to the literature are unobtrusive and impressive. Putting the current crisis into perspective, without reducing its urgency, is a singular achievement."Charles Perrow, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures, Tables, and Boxes vi Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1 1 Global Capitalism 11 2 Trade 38 3 Finance and Wealth 64 4 Marketing and Consumption 94 5 Governance 120 6 Inequality 146 7 Living with Limits 174 Conclusion 198 Notes 209 References 213 Index 232

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