Plunder In Latin America

Author : Guillermo M. Yeatts
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-23
Category : Latin America
ISBN : 1439268029

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Plunder in Latin America by Guillermo M. Yeatts Pdf

Plunder in Latin America by Guillermo Yeatts offers a unique, insider's view of the objective conditions that have given rise to the ransacking of Latin America by local political vested groups. At a time when globalization is flattening the playing field of world political economics, and with the path to prosperity so clear for so many nations, why is it certain countries remain disadvantaged and unstable? For Yeatts, the origins of this problem lies in the rules of the game governing how resources are transferred from less to more powerful sectors of society. The plundering tradition of Latin America goes back to colonial times. Over time, specific factors have contributed to an environment of noncompliance with the law and the fostering of a plundered mentality. Plunder in Latin America grapples with critical questions facing the future of Latin America, and is a must read for anyone concerned with globalization, equality, and Latin American history.

Author : Eduardo Galeano
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9780853459903

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Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano Pdf

[In this book, the author's] analysis of the effects and causes of capitalist underdevelopment in Latin America present [an] account of ... Latin American history. [The author] shows how foreign companies reaped huge profits through their operations in Latin America. He explains the politics of the Latin American bourgeoisies and their subservience to foreign powers, and how they interacted to create increasingly unequal capitalist societies in Latin America.-Back cover.

Author : Eduardo H. Galeano,Eduardo Galeano
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9781583673126

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Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo H. Galeano,Eduardo Galeano Pdf

The classic survey of Latin America's social and cultural history, with a new introduction by Isabel Allende 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, or political successions, Eduardo Galeano has organized the various facets of Latin American history according to the patterns of five centuries of exploitation. Thus he is concerned with gold and silver, cacao and cotton, rubber and coffee, fruit, hides and wool, petroleum, iron, nickel, manganese, copper, aluminum ore, nitrates, and tin. These are the veins which he traces through the body of the entire continent, up to the Rio Grande and throughout the Caribbean, and all the way to their open ends where they empty into the coffers of wealth in the United States and Europe. Weaving fact and imagery into a rich tapestry, Galeano fuses scientific analysis with the passions of a plundered and suffering people. An immense gathering of materials is framed with a vigorous style that never falters in its command of themes. All readers interested in great historical, economic, political, and social writing will find a singular analytical achievement, and an overwhelming narrative that makes history speak, unforgettably. This classic is now further honored by Isabel Allende's inspiring introduction. Universally recognized as one of the most important writers of our time, Allende once again contributes her talents to literature, to political principles, and to enlightenment.

Author : By - Eduardo Galeano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8188789666

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Open Veins of Latin America : Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by By - Eduardo Galeano Pdf

Erudite, angry, sweeping in its scope, Open Veins of Latin America is a powerful survey of a continent's under-development and the role of foreign capital and national politics in that process. Eduardo Galeano traces Latin America's exploitation and impoverishment through the history of its principal commodities. Over five centuries, he explores the minerals and crops which have made a rich region poor, while building the fortunes of US and European transnationals. From the gold and silver sought by the Spanish conquistadores to the oil and copper extracted by present-day foreign corporations, Galeano presents a disturbing and fascinating picture of economic injustice. Blending historical fact with poetic imagery, Open Veins of Latin America is both an impassioned critique of transnational exploitation and a tribute to the passions of a plundered and suffering people. Isabel Allende's inspiring Foreword to this classic text testifies to Eduardo Galeano's status as one of Latin America's foremost writers.

Author : Ugo Mattei,Laura Nader
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470695807

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Plunder by Ugo Mattei,Laura Nader Pdf

Plunder examines the dark side of the Rule of Law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by Western countries in order to legitimize plunder – the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones. Challenges traditionally held beliefs in the sanctity of the Rule of Law by exposing its dark side Examines the Rule of Law's relationship with 'plunder' – the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones – in the service of Western cultural and economic domination Provides global examples of plunder: of oil in Iraq; of ideas in the form of Western patents and intellectual property rights imposed on weaker peoples; and of liberty in the United States Dares to ask the paradoxical question – is the Rule of Law itself illegal?

Author : Ugo Mattei,Laura Nader
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781405178945

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Plunder by Ugo Mattei,Laura Nader Pdf

Plunder examines the dark side of the Rule of Law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by Western countries in order to legitimize plunder – the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones. Challenges traditionally held beliefs in the sanctity of the Rule of Law by exposing its dark side Examines the Rule of Law's relationship with 'plunder' – the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones – in the service of Western cultural and economic domination Provides global examples of plunder: of oil in Iraq; of ideas in the form of Western patents and intellectual property rights imposed on weaker peoples; and of liberty in the United States Dares to ask the paradoxical question – is the Rule of Law itself illegal?

Author : Raanan Rein
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000645699

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Jewish Self-Defense in South America by Raanan Rein Pdf

Jewish Self-Defense in South America charts the ways in which Jewish youth in Argentina and Uruguay organized self-defense groups in the wake of an anti-Semitic wave that swept the Southern Cone in the 1960s. The kidnapping of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires in 1960 and his trial and execution in Israel in 1962, as well as the assassination of the Latvian war criminal Herberts Cukurs in Montevideo in 1965, provoked violent attacks by right-wing nationalist organizations against Jewish lives and property. Thousands of Jews decided to teach the anti-Semitic bullies a lesson and make it very clear that shedding Jewish blood would not go unpunished, that Jews were no longer passive victims. The central role that the State of Israel and its envoys played in organizing, instructing, and training self-defense activists highlights the special ties between Israel and the Jewish Diaspora. Based on more than 120 interviews with former activists of self-defense, ex-Mossad officers and veteran Israeli diplomats, as well as on archival research, this is a pioneering study on ethnicity and diaspora in a time of growing political violence in South America. This book is a valuable study for scholars and students researching Jewish history and Latin American history.

Author : Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza,Carlos Alberto Montaner,Alvaro Vargas Llosa
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9781568332369

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Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot by Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza,Carlos Alberto Montaner,Alvaro Vargas Llosa Pdf

Three Latin American writers quote, dissect and review this character in a cultural critique that combines analysis with humor and a relentless self-criticism.

Author : John Soluri,Claudia Leal,José Augusto Pádua
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785333910

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A Living Past by John Soluri,Claudia Leal,José Augusto Pádua Pdf

Though still a relatively young field, the study of Latin American environmental history is blossoming, as the contributions to this definitive volume demonstrate. Bringing together thirteen leading experts on the region, A Living Past synthesizes a wide range of scholarship to offer new perspectives on environmental change in Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean since the nineteenth century. Each chapter provides insightful, up-to-date syntheses of current scholarship on critical countries and ecosystems (including Brazil, Mexico, the Caribbean, the tropical Andes, and tropical forests) and such cross-cutting themes as agriculture, conservation, mining, ranching, science, and urbanization. Together, these studies provide valuable historical contexts for making sense of contemporary environmental challenges facing the region.

Author : Asif Efrat
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199760305

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Governing Guns, Preventing Plunder by Asif Efrat Pdf

Examines illicit trade and the difficulties of establishing international cooperation against it, including how government interests differ, criminal groups involvement, and how legitimate players may seek to hinder regulatory efforts.

Author : Tom Gatehouse
Publisher : Monthly Review Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781583677988

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Voices of Latin America by Tom Gatehouse Pdf

These are uncertain times in Latin America. Popular faith in democracy has been shaken; traditional political parties and institutions are stagnating, and there is a growing right-wing extremism overtaking some governments. Yet, in recent years, autonomous social movements have multiplied and thrived. This book presents voices of these movement protagonists themselves, as they describe the major issues, conflicts, and campaigns for social justice in Latin America today. Latin America Bureau, a London-based, independent organization providing news and analysis on the region, spoke to people from fourteen countries, from Mexico to the Southern Cone. The book captures the voices indigenous activists, fighting oil drilling in their homelands; mothers from favelas seeking justice for their children killed by police; opponents of large-scale mining projects; independent journalists working, at great personal risk, to expose corruption and human rights violations; women and LGBT people confronting violence and discrimination; and students demanding their right to a free, universal and high-quality education system. Though their locations and causes are disparate, these people and their movements share learning and activism, and their cooperation helps to link the movements across national borders. Voices of Latin America is essential reading for students, travelers, journalists—anyone with an interest in social justice movements in Latin America.

Author : Eduardo Galeano
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0745317227

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Days and Nights of Love and War by Eduardo Galeano Pdf

'[A] masterpiece of reportorial thoroughness, painstaking research, and serious reflection.' Edward Said

Author : James Lockhart,Stuart B. Schwartz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1983-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0521299292

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Early Latin America by James Lockhart,Stuart B. Schwartz Pdf

A brief general history of Latin America in the period between the European conquest and the independence of the Spanish American countries and Brazil serves as an introduction to this quickly changing field of study.

Author : British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 890 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1974-06
Category : East Asia
ISBN : UOM:39015081354519

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Summary of World Broadcasts by British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service Pdf

Author : Andy Robinson
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612199351

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Gold, Oil and Avocados by Andy Robinson Pdf

The past decade has seen major political upheaval in Latin America--from Brazil to Chile to Venezuela to Bolivia--but to understand what happened, ask first where your quinoa and lithium batteries came from... The 21st century began optimistically in Latin America. Left-leaning leaders armed with programs to reduce poverty and reclaim national wealth were seeing results—but as the aughts gave way to the teens, they began to fall like dominos. Where did the dreams of this "pink tide" go? Look no further than the original culprits of Latin American disenfranchisement: resource-rich land and unscrupulous extraction. Recounting the story commodity by commodity, Andy Robinson reveals what oxen have to do with the rise of Jair Bolsonaro, how quinoa explains the mob that descended on Evo Morales, and why oil is the culprit behind the protracted coup in Venezuela. In addition to the usual suspects like gold and bananas which underscored the original plunder of the Americas, Robinson also shows how a new generation of valuable resources—like coltan for smartphones, lithium for electric cars, and niobium for SpaceX rockets—have become important players in the fate of Latin America. And as the energy transition sets mineral prices soaring, Latin America remains at the mercy of the rollercoaster of commodity prices. In Gold, Oil, and Avocados, Robinson takes readers from the salt plains of Chile to the depths of the Amazonian jungle to stitch together the story of Latin America's last decade, showing how the imperial plunder of the past carries on today under a new name.