The Human Condition in Latin America

by Eric R. Wolf

Book Overview

The existential conditions under which most Latin Americans live are explored in this book in a systematic dialectic between primary documents and social science analysis. The authors develop their own interpretations in an ongoing argument, drawing on data from historical accounts, ethnographic reports, and essays by observers of Latin America. One of the major themes of this book is the growing polarization of masses and elites in Latin America,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019501569X
• ISBN13: 9780195015690
• Release Date: March 1972
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"