About this title: Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social and cultural narrative of the highest quality, and perhaps the finest description of primitive capital accumulation since Marx. Rather than chronology, geography, ...
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Description: Fair. 0853452792 Acceptable reading copy. Cover is worn. Some markings, but text is clean. No dust jacket. USPS tracking number provided for U.S. orders. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780853459910ISBN:0853459916
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Monthly Review Pr
Date Published: 1998-06-01
ISBN-13:9780853459910ISBN:0853459916
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PROFILE BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781846687426ISBN:184668742X
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 336 pages. Covers the various facets of latin american history according to the patterns of five centuries of exploitation. (Paperback) read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Nice clean text, pages slightly yellowed. cover in good condition, spine shows some sunfade. Text in English, Spanish. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First edition. First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780853452799ISBN:0853452792
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Text in English. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS, London 1973, First Edition, First Printing stated. Very Good hardback in Very Good unclipped DJ. Clean & tight with no markings other than previous owners (Doris Higgins) signature on inside cover and the authors signature with inscription on the opposing page: "To Doris, Eduardo Love, and another word we cannot decipher. The author also left some artwork on the ... read more
Description: Good. 0853452792 This paperback is in overall good used shape. The cover shows wear but inside pages are tanning but clean and clear of marks. International shipping is available! I have been selling on online for years with 100% positive feed back rating. Buy with confidence. Descriptions are accurate. For International shipping please contact me with your country and I will provide you more information. read more
Edition: 25 ANV
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New York Univ Pr
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780853459910ISBN:0853459916
Description: New. "A superbly written, excellently translated, and powerfully persuasive exposA(c) which all students of Latin American and U.S. history must read. " "--Choice" "Well written and passionately stated, this is an intellectually honest and valuable study. read more
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"The Opening chapters of this book are fascinating! It goes into much detail of the exploitation and enslavement of the indigenous peoples of south and central America. Most of the history is new to me. One fact that still stays with me is that the shipments of gold and goods coming into Spain and Portugal, from their respective conquests, were actually shipped right back out to other countries because of their substantial national debts.
On the other hand, the following chapters a bit boring. I had a hard time going through the huge list of minerals that the US Corporations extracted in the 1800's. I couldn't even make it to the 20th century."
"This book is really about the world. Galeano doesn't miss anyone with his tar brush, rightfully so. If you've ever given any thought to the concept of Fair Trade you should probably read this book instead of just buying your Fair Trade cup o' joe at the local.
I didn't give this book more stars because Galeano jumps around quite a bit and the book is in need of more coherence. It might've been a smoother read if it had followed a time-line instead of proceeding in a looser form. It's also a book of its time (the early 70's) and conditions have improved in many of the situations Galeano describes - because of his writings in part."
"One of the most original works of political economy. The author confessed in an interview that he does not write history, but memories. Rightly so. Galeano elaborates to the reader the system of debt and credit that has strangled Latin America for the past 500 years, in all its historical variants. He illuminates the relationship between development and underdevelopment throughout the history of the people's of America. Galeano does not try to keep up appearances of neutrality to his reader, like many contemporary political commentators do. He takes side: that of the exploitated, opressed and impoverished people's of his America.
Anyone expecting a typical work of political economy: you are not going to get it. This book has more resemblance to a novel than the economic works of Marx that have undoubtedly inspired Galeano. This is a unique approach to writing history."
"A real taste of history and the history of Latin America. It is written honestly and it is well written. You think you know history but oh, the details. Learn about why Latin America struggles so much. I will read all of Eduardo Galeano's books. They also come in English."
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