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Gilbert Wilson Merkx
Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Sociology
Sociology
gilbert.merkx@duke.edu
Duke Box 90402, Durham, NC 27708-0006
103 John Hope Franklin Center, Box 90402, Durham, NC 27708
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Selected Publications
Select this elementArea and International Studies: Stakeholders
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2015
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Foreword
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Ecosystem Services in Agricultural and Urban Landscapes
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January 20, 2013
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The History of Internationalization of Higher Education
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2012
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International and Area Studies: Past, Present, and Future
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2012
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Gulliver’s Travels: The History and Consequences of Title VI
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2010
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Flow Systems, Catastrophes, and Public Policy
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2009
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Jews in Latin America
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2009
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Jewish Studies as a Subject of Latin American Studies
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2009
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Constructal Theory of Social Dynamics
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August 2007
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Constructal models in social processes
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Constructal Theory of Social Dynamics
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January 1, 2007
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Comparative Education, Area Studies, and the Disciplines
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Comparative Education Review
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February 2006
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Title VI Reauthorization: HR3077 and the Politics of Intimidation
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LASA Forum
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2004
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Waves of Change: Internationalization in U.S. Higher Education
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International Educator
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2003
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Area and International Studies and Its Stakeholders
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2001
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The Latin American Research Review and the Evolution of Research on Latin America in the United States
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2001
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Foreign Language and Area Studies through Title VI: Assessing Supply and Demand
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International Educator
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2000
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The Case for Latin American Studies
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Lazos/Laços
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1999
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Foreign Language and Area Studies through Title VI: Assessing Supply and Demand
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1999
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Thirty years of Latin American studies in the United kingdom 1965-1995
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JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
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May 1, 1998
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International Education in the New Global Era Proceedings of a National Policy Conference on the Higher Education Act, Title Vi, and Fulbright-Hays Programs
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January 1, 1998
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Select this elementArea and International Studies: Stakeholders
Chapter
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2015
Cite
Foreword
Journal Article
Ecosystem Services in Agricultural and Urban Landscapes
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January 20, 2013
Full text
Cite
The History of Internationalization of Higher Education
Chapter
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2012
Cite
International and Area Studies: Past, Present, and Future
Chapter
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2012
Cite
Gulliver’s Travels: The History and Consequences of Title VI
Chapter
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2010
Cite
Flow Systems, Catastrophes, and Public Policy
Chapter
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2009
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Jews in Latin America
Chapter
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2009
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Jewish Studies as a Subject of Latin American Studies
Chapter
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2009
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Constructal Theory of Social Dynamics
Book
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August 2007
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Constructal models in social processes
Journal Article
Constructal Theory of Social Dynamics
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January 1, 2007
Full text
Cite
Comparative Education, Area Studies, and the Disciplines
Journal Article
Comparative Education Review
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February 2006
Full text
Cite
Title VI Reauthorization: HR3077 and the Politics of Intimidation
Journal Article
LASA Forum
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2004
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Waves of Change: Internationalization in U.S. Higher Education
Journal Article
International Educator
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2003
Cite
Area and International Studies and Its Stakeholders
Chapter
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2001
Cite
The Latin American Research Review and the Evolution of Research on Latin America in the United States
Chapter
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2001
Cite
Foreign Language and Area Studies through Title VI: Assessing Supply and Demand
Journal Article
International Educator
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2000
Cite
The Case for Latin American Studies
Journal Article
Lazos/Laços
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1999
Cite
Foreign Language and Area Studies through Title VI: Assessing Supply and Demand
Chapter
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1999
Cite
Thirty years of Latin American studies in the United kingdom 1965-1995
Other
JOURNAL OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
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May 1, 1998
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International Education in the New Global Era Proceedings of a National Policy Conference on the Higher Education Act, Title Vi, and Fulbright-Hays Programs
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January 1, 1998
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Outreach in Foreign-Area Studies Centers
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Journal of Public Service and Outreach
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1998
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Plus ca change: Challenges to graduate education under HEA Title VI
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January 1, 1998
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Look Homeward, Angel: Challenges to International Education
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Intercom
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January 1997
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The Jewish Presence in Latin America
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1996
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Foreign Area Studies: Back to the Future?
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LASA Forum
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1995
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Historic Changes in Latin America’s Trajectory
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Encuentros
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1995
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Foreign Area Studies in U.S. Global Competence
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1994
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The Progress of Alliance: Confronting the Crisis in Resources for Foreign Area Studies in the United States
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1993
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Task Force on Scholarly Resources Report: Crisis in Foreign Periodicals Acquisitions
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LASA Forum
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1991
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Social Structure and Social Change in Twentieth Century Latin America
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1991
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Title VI Accomplishments, Problems, and New Directions
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LASA Forum
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1990
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Foreword
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1990
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Bordering on Consensus: Policy Prescriptions for Latin America
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Hemisphere
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1989
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The Chilean Political Process by Manuel Antonio Garretón
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1989
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An Overview of Latin American and Caribbean Studies in the United States: Resources and Needs
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Lateinamerika Nachrichten
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March 1988
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Encuentro: An End and a Beginning
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Encuentro
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1988
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Forward
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1988
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A Quincentenary Quickening
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Encuentro
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1987
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A Sociologist’s Perspective
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LASA Forum
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1987
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Jewish Studies as a Subject of Latin American Studies
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1987
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Quincentenary Controversies
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Encuentro
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1986
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Latin American Studies
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1985
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THE POPULIST CHALLENGE - ARGENTINE ELECTORAL-BEHAVIOR IN THE POSTWAR ERA - SCHOULTZ,L
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HISPANIC AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW
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1985
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Research Manpower Needs for Latin America and the Caribbean: An Assessment
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LASA Forum
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1984
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The National Need for Latin American and Caribbean Specialists: Current Resources and Future Requirements
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1983
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Class, State, and Industrial Structure: The Historical Process of South American Industrial Growth.
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The Hispanic American Historical Review
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August 1982
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The Washington Policy Process: Implications for Latin American Studies
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LASA Forum
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1982
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El Profesorado y las contradicciones académicas
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1982
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BUREAUCRATIC-AUTHORITARIANISM REVISITED
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1982
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Testimonios by Rodolfo Stavenhagen
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Hispanic American Historical Review
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1981
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Building Evokes Ortega’s Legacy
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UNM Alumnus
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January 1981
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Restructuring the Area Center: An Experiment
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LASA Forum
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December 1980
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A Review of the Issues and Groups Involved in Undocumented Immigration to the United States
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1980
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Mobilization and Demobilization in Latin America: The Role of Bureaucratic-Authoritarian Regimes
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1979
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Argentine Social Science: The Contribution of CICSO
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Latin American research review
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1979
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EVALUATION OF PROJECTS DURING CLASS-STRUGGLE (CHILE, 1973) - SPANISH - GELLER,L, SCIARA,A
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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LOCAL SOCIOECONOMIC STRUCTURE IN TUCUMAN COLONY - PEASANTS AND BUSINESSMEN - EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL-STRATIFICATION AMONG WORKERS OF FINCA-CANERA-TUCUMANA - SPANISH - VESSURI,H
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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STREET REVOLT, CLASS-STRUGGLE - SPANISH - BALVE,B, MARIN,JC, MURMIS,M
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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SALARIED JOB, CAPITAL AND EXCHANGE VALUE - ANALYSIS OF THEORY OF SMITH,ADAM ON EXCHANGE VALUE - SPANISH - CIAFARDINI,H
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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TYPES OF CAPITALISM AND CLASS-STRUCTURE - SPANISH - MURMIS,M
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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STUDY ON DIVISION OF LABOR IN PRODUCTIVE PROCESS, 1971-1972 - SPANISH - MARCONI,E
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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SAN-JUAN PRODUCTION STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL SECTORS - SPANISH - BOLEDA,M
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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CONCEPT OF POLITICAL CRISIS - SPANISH - PORTANTIERO,JC
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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DEVELOPMENT OF ARGENTINE SOCIETY - 1500-1800 - SPANISH - RAMILCEPEDA,C, PERSICO,M
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL-HISTORY OF CHACO - SPANISH - PINEIRO,D, CARACCIOLODEBASCO,M
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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ECONOMIC-POWER IN ARGENTINA - SPANISH - ABOT,J, ABRAMZON,M
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LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH REVIEW
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January 1, 1979
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Elites and Economic Development: Comparative Studies on the Political Economy of Latin American Cities by John Walton
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Hispanic American Historical Review
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1978
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Social Consequences of Modernization in Communist Societies.
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Contemporary Sociology
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January 1978
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Argentina: Peronism and Power
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Monthly Review
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January 4, 1976
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New Perspectives on Latin America
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1976
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Charisma in Latin American Politics: Some General Comments and the Case of Juan Domingo Peron
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1976
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Greedy Institutions: Patterns of Undivided Commitment.
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Contemporary Sociology
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January 1976
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Two Democratic Labor Leaders in Conflict: The Latin American Revolution and the Role of the Workers.
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Contemporary Sociology
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January 1976
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The Human Condition in Latin America.
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Contemporary Sociology
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July 1975
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Economics and History in the Study of Rebellions: The Argentine Case
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1975
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La universidad norteamericana a la defensiva
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1974
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Recessions and Rebellions in Argentina, 1870-1970
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Hispanic American Historical Review
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May 1973
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Cultivating Revolution. The United States and Agrarian Reform in Latin America by James F. Petras and Robert LaPorte, Jr.
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Contemporary Sociology
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1973
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Crisis in New Mexico
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1973
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La Situación Actual de la Sociedad Norteamericana y la Crisis Universitaria
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1973
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Rejoinder to Herbert Gamberg’s Response
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Monthly Review
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September 1972
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Rivoluzione in America?
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Monthly Review--Edizione Italiana (Rome)
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March 1972
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Rivoluzione in America?
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Monthly Review
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January 1972
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Los conflictos políticos de la Argentina postperonista
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1972
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Revolution, Consciousness, and Class: Cuba and Argentina
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1972
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Revolución, conciencia y clase: Cuba y Argentina
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Revista Mexicana de Sociología
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1971
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Crisis in New Mexico
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1971
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The Community
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1971
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Crisis in New Mexico
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New Mexico Review
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March 1970
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Constructive Change in Latin America, ed. by Cole Blasier
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American Sociological Review
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October 1969
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The Army and Politics in Argentina by Robert Potash
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Revista Latinoamericana de Sociología (Buenos Aires)
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1969
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A Strategy for Research on Social Policy by Frank Bonilla and José Silva Michelena
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American Sociological Review
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1969
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Sectoral Clashes and Political Change: The Argentine Experience
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Latin American research review
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1969
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Comment on the Theory of Sectoral Clashes
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Latin American research review
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1969
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Legalidad, cambio político, e impacto social en los cambios de presidentes latinoamericanos
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Serie Documentos de Trabajo
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1969
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Choques sectoriales y cambio político. El caso argentino
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Foro Internacional
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1969
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Legalidad, cambio político, e impacto social en los cambios de presidentes latinoamericanos
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Revista Latinoamericana de Sociología
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November 1968
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Internationalizing the Academy: Lessons of Leadership in Higher Education
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A Brave New World: Area, International and Foreign Language Studies in the Global Era
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Editor's foreword
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Latin American research review
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