Modernity and &quote;Whiteness&quote;

Bolívar Echeverría was one of the leading philosophers and critical theorists in Latin America and his work on capitalism and modernity offers a distinctive account, informed by the experiences of Latin American societies, of the social and historical forces shaping the modern world.  

For Echeverría, capitalism and modernity do not coincide:  modernity is a long-term historical phenomenon that inv...