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State and Nation Making in Latin America and Spain investigates the complex relationship between state institutions and national identity formation across the Iberian and Latin American world. Centeno and Ferraro analyze how neoliberal economic policies have fundamentally transformed the nature of the state, its capacity to govern, and its role in defining national communities.
The book examines critical case studies that reveal the challenges these nations face in maintaining social cohesion and political legitimacy amid market liberalization. The authors argue that understanding contemporary state crises requires examining the historical processes through which these nations were constructed and the ways neoliberalism has disrupted traditional arrangements.
Through comparative analysis, the volume demonstrates how different Latin American countries and Spain have responded to pressures of globalization and economic restructuring, offering insights into alternative models of state and nation building that move beyond purely neoliberal frameworks.
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