The Other Mirror or Payment Law

The Other Mirror: Grand Theory through the Lens of Latin America

Author: Miguel Angel Centeno

If social science's "cultural turn" has taught us anything, it is that knowledge is constrained by the time and place in which it is produced. In response, scholars have begun to reassess social theory from the standpoints of groups and places outside of the European context upon which most grand theory is based. Here a distinguished group of scholars reevaluates widely accepted theories of state, property, race, and economics against Latin American experiences with a two-fold purpose. They seek to deepen our understanding of Latin America and the problems it faces. And, by testing social science paradigms against a broader variety of cases, they pursue a better and truly generalizable map of the social world.

Bringing universal theory into dialogue with specific history, the contributors consider what forms Latin American variations of classical themes might take and which theories are most useful in describing Latin America. For example, the Argentinian experience reveals the limitations of neoclassical descriptions of economic development, but Charles Tilly's emphasis on the importance of war and collective action to statemaking holds up well when thoughtfully adapted to Latin American situations. Marxist structural analysis is problematic in a region where political divisions do not fully expresses class cleavages, but aspects of Karl Polanyi's socioeconomic theory cross borders with relative ease.

This fresh theoretical discussion expands the scope of Latin American studies and social theory, bringing the two into an unprecedented conversation that will benefit both. Contributors are, in addition to the editors, Jeremy Adelman, Jorge I. Domínguez, Paul Gootenberg, Alan Knight, Robert M. Levine, Claudio Lomnitz, John Markoff, Verónica Montecinos, Steven C. Topik, and J. Samuel Valenzuela.

What People Are Saying

Charles Tilly
No previous review of theory comes close to this book's range and daring. Its audience should include not only Latin Americanists,but students of social theory and of development in general.

Mauricio A. Font
"The Other Mirror succeeds in providing a highly stimulating account of the dialectics between general theory and history. It will have a much-needed positive impact on Latin American studies and its place in general social theory."

Mauricio A. Font
The Other Mirror succeeds in providing a highly stimulating account of the dialectics between general theory and history. It will have a much-needed positive impact on Latin American studies and its place in general social theory.

Table of Contents:

PREFACE

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Payment Law

Author: Douglas J J Whaley

This new edition from Douglas Whaley, the recognized master of the problem method, concentrates on helping students understand the exact statutory language in the UCC, Electronic Funds Transfer Act, and the Expedited Funds Availability Act.

Praised for its straightforward, accessible writing, PROBLEMS ON MATERIALS ON PAYMENT SYSTEMS, Fifth Edition, builds on its strengths which include:

An in—depth focus on the basics in a compact and concise casebook

Clear and lucid style

Exercises that help students test their understanding of the language of the law

Whaley's new edition offers:

new material throughout the book moving from negotiability and negotation through holders in due course and the nature of liability; to banks and their customers; wrongdoing and error; electronic banking; and investment securities

updated case law

new problems

coverage of revisions to Article 8 (Investment Securities) of the UCC

A helpful Teacher's Manual makes the book as accessbile to instructors as it is to students.