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The Reinvention of Mexico. National Ideology in a Neoliberal Era.
Gavin O´toole
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Hardcover. This book examines a sophisticated effort by radical economic reformers to change the ideology of nationalism in Mexico from 1988-94 and so "reinvent" the country in a way that was more friendly to their market policies, and responses to this by opposition parties. Series: Liverpool Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 597.
The Reinvention of Mexico explores the ideological conflict between neoliberalism and nationalism that has been at the core of economic and political developments in Latin America since the mid-1980s. It focuses on Mexico, which offers a unique opportunity to study one of the ruptures in 20th-century political thought that has come to define an era of unprecedented globalization. The book examines how neoliberals dismantling the statist economy in Mexico under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-94) confronted the dominant, official ideology upon which the country’s development had hitherto been based: revolutionary nationalism. It also considers how intellectuals and the ... Read more
The Reinvention of Mexico explores the ideological conflict between neoliberalism and nationalism that has been at the core of economic and political developments in Latin America since the mid-1980s. It focuses on Mexico, which offers a unique opportunity to study one of the ruptures in 20th-century political thought that has come to define an era of unprecedented globalization. The book examines how neoliberals dismantling the statist economy in Mexico under President Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-94) confronted the dominant, official ideology upon which the country’s development had hitherto been based: revolutionary nationalism. It also considers how intellectuals and the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Series
Liverpool Latin American Studies
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846314858
SKU
V9781846314858
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About Gavin O´toole
Gavin O'Toole is a freelance journalist, writer and consultant; and editor of the Latin American Review of Books. His previous works include The Reinvention of Mexico: National Ideology in a Neoliberal Era (LUP, 2010).
Reviews for The Reinvention of Mexico. National Ideology in a Neoliberal Era.
Reviews'Recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections.' Choice, Vol. 48, No. 11 'Those who desire a thorough exploration of its content, or the definitive account of the PRI's attempt to redefine it in the 1990s, would do well to read this book.' Latin American Studies, Vol. 43 'An invaluable contribution to the area of the discursive analysis of nationalism and in ... Read more