Böcker av Larissa Adler Lomnitz

Presents the history of the Gomez, an elite family of Mexico that includes several hundred individuals, and their spouses and the families of their spouses. This book shows how the Gomez have evolved a distinctive subculture and an ability to advance their economic interests under changing political and economic conditions.

Mexico is a developing society that has only recently begun to fully appreciate the importance of technology to economic success. This study shows the importance of the role of beliefs and values, focusing on the ethos of science and how it is conveyed to students.

This volume examines Chile's political culture by considering its origin and the persistence of its ""grammar"", which the authors define as the ability of each member of society to function within social categories and rules. This ""grammar"", they believe, is what gives character to national culture.