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The Social Subject Versus the Political: Latin American Labor Studies at a Crossroads

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AUTHORITARIANISM AND DEMOCRATIZATION: SOLDIERS AND WORKERS IN ARGENTINA, 1976–1983. By MunckGerardo L. (University Park: Penn State University Press, 1998. Pp. 334. $55.00 cloth, $19.95 paper.)

LABOUR RELATIONS AND THE NEW UNIONISM IN CONTEMPORARY BRAZIL. By BarrosMaurício Rands. (New York: St. Martin's, 1999. Pp. 321. $65.00 cloth.)

BREAD, OR BULLETS! URBAN LABOR AND SPANISH COLONIALISM IN CUBA, 1850–1898. By CasanovasJoan. (Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1998. Pp. 320. $45.00 cloth, $19.95 paper.)

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Joel Wolfe*
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