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University of Arizona Press Latin American studies paperback
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- ISBN 9780816557240
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 26 May 2026
- Publisher: University of Arizona Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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State Formation in the Liberal Era offers a nuanced exploration of the uneven nature of nation making and economic development in Peru and Mexico. Zeroing in on the period from 1850 to 1950, the book compares and contrasts the radically different paths of development pursued by these two countries.
Mexico and Peru are widely regarded as two great centers of Latin American civilization. In State Formation in the Liberal Era, a diverse group of historians and anthropologists from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Latin America compare how the two countries advanced claims of statehood from the dawning of the age of global liberal capitalism to the onset of the Cold War. Chapters cover themes ranging from foreign banks to road building and labor relations. The introductions serve as an original interpretation of Peru’s and Mexico’s modern histories from a comparative perspective.
Focusing on the tensions between disparate circuits of capital, claims of statehood, and the contested nature of citizenship, the volume spans disciplinary and geographic boundaries. It reveals how the presence (or absence) of U.S. influence shaped Latin American history and also challenges notions of Mexico’s revolutionary exceptionality. The book offers a new template for ethnographically informed comparative history of nation building in Latin America.
Contributors
Carlos Contreras
Paulo Drinot
Ben Fallaw
David Nugent
Thomas Passananti
JosÉ Ragas
Benjamin T. Smith
Lewis Taylor
Sarah Washbrook
Mexico and Peru are widely regarded as two great centers of Latin American civilization. In State Formation in the Liberal Era, a diverse group of historians and anthropologists from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Latin America compare how the two countries advanced claims of statehood from the dawning of the age of global liberal capitalism to the onset of the Cold War. Chapters cover themes ranging from foreign banks to road building and labor relations. The introductions serve as an original interpretation of Peru’s and Mexico’s modern histories from a comparative perspective.
Focusing on the tensions between disparate circuits of capital, claims of statehood, and the contested nature of citizenship, the volume spans disciplinary and geographic boundaries. It reveals how the presence (or absence) of U.S. influence shaped Latin American history and also challenges notions of Mexico’s revolutionary exceptionality. The book offers a new template for ethnographically informed comparative history of nation building in Latin America.
Contributors
Carlos Contreras
Paulo Drinot
Ben Fallaw
David Nugent
Thomas Passananti
JosÉ Ragas
Benjamin T. Smith
Lewis Taylor
Sarah Washbrook
Ben Fallaw is a professor of Latin American studies at Colby College. He is the author or editor of five books, including CÁrdenas Compromised: The Failure of Reform in YucatÁn and Religion and State Formation in Postrevolutionary Mexico.
David Nugent is a professor of anthropology at Emory University. He is the author or editor of five books, including The Encrypted State: Delusion and Displacement in Northern Peru.
David Nugent is a professor of anthropology at Emory University. He is the author or editor of five books, including The Encrypted State: Delusion and Displacement in Northern Peru.
