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By Carlos Floria

From the Introduction

The theme of nationalism is present today in intellectual debates, in political analyses, and in recent incidents that have upset national and international public life. And in many other ways, nationalism pervades the lives of all of us.

In Latin America, the theme of nationalism arises constantly. Nationalism emerges in various versions or reformulations -- as seen in an insightful book by Jorge Castañeda, Utopia Unarmed: The Latin American Left After the Cold War -- but it remains omnipresent. The Castañeda book serves as a leftist self-critique such as the ultra-right never engages in and the anti-liberal right fails to achieve, through its refusal to seek out a correct political approach.

Archivist's Note: This working paper was translated in its entirety into English and is available as Working Paper #220.

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