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February 1984 Issue
February 1984 Cover
This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • Freud and the Seduction Theory
    Jeffrey M. Masson
  • Arts of the Indian Americas
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • The Great Cat Massacre
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • A Choice of Enemies
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • The Salt Line
    Phoebe-Lou Adams
  • The Journeyer
    Phoebe-Lou Adams

Latin America: A Media Stereotype

Intellectuals who advocate a “Cuban” solution for the countries of Latin America employ a double standard

By Mario Vargas Llosa
February 1984 Issue
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