The Dynamics of Social Change in Latin America

by Henry Veltmeyer and James F. Petras

Book Overview

This study examines fundamental theoretical and conceptual issues of social change in Latin America in the context of detailed empirical analysis. It challenges the major assumptions and propositions that underlie globalization theory, reworking and fine tuning the concepts of imperialism and social class as relevant to understanding the 'new world order'. The study centers on the structural features of Latin America and the state policies reconcentrating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312222777
• ISBN13: 9780312222772
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"