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Placing Latin America: Contemporary Themes in Human Geography.(Book review)
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Yearbook of the Association of Pacific CoastGeographers
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January 1, 2008
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- Timms, Benjamin F.
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Placing Latin America:
Contemporary Themes in Human
Geography
Edward L. Jackiewicz and Fernando J. Bosco (editors)
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2008
STUDYING LATIN AMERICA can seem like a fatalistic endeavor, with the heavy burden of structural legacies weighing down on progress and change. In Placing Latin America, Edward Jackiewicz and Fernando Bosco have assembled a volume that not only addresses the stifling effects of these legacies but also, and more importantly, highlights the role of human agency in exploiting the spaces made available to local actors as they stimulate change. As the editors rightfully claim, the underlying themes ...
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