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Shumway, Nicolas was born on September 22, 1945.
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The nations of Latin America came into being without a strong sense of national purpose and identity. In The Invention of Argentina, Nicholas Shumway offers a cultural history of one nation's efforts to determine its nature, its destiny, and its place among the nations of the world. His analysis is crucial to understanding not only Argentina's development but also current events in the Argentine Republic.
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Shumway, Nicolas was born on September 22, 1945.
Bachelor in Spanish-Music with highest honors, Brigham Young University, 1969. Master of Arts in Spanish American Literature, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in 20th Century Spanish American Literature, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976.
Instructor Pepperdine University, 1975-1976. Assistant professor Indiana University Northwest, 1976-1978. Member faculty Yale University, New Haven, 1978-1993, professor, 1986-1993, chairman Latin America studies, 1986-1988.
Tomás Rivera Regents professor Spanish, University Texas, Austin, since 1993, graduate advisor, 1994-1995, director Institute Latin America Studies, since 1995. Visiting professor University Sao Paulo, Brazil, summers 1997-1998.
( The nations of Latin America came into being without a ...)