Philosophy of Studying America
Keywords:
Latin America, Latin American studies, Americanism, regional identityAbstract
The article examines a philosophy of studying America practiced for over five centuries. Following the ideas of Fernand Braudel, this work intends to present the evolution of studying (or knowing) America with partly structuralistic and partly functionalistic focus, which leads towards multifaceted interpretations of Amer-ican reality.
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