Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Added by: lucius5 | Karma: 1660.85 | Non-Fiction, Other | 20 April 2009
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This work is a survey of a continent's under-development and the role of the foreign capital and national politics in that process. Rejecting straightforward chronology, the author traces Latin America's exploitation and impoverishment through the history of its principal commodities.
The involvement of Britain with the Americas from the earliest age of exploration to the present is examined in entries about politics, government, culture, wars, economy, religion, slavery, and sports. The entries include very specific incidents and locales—San Juan Archipelago, Aroostook War, Hay-Pauncefote treaties, and the Rush- Bagot Convention—as well as more general subjects, such as the Atlantic economy, the Cold War, Greece, Iran, Iraq, terrorism, and witchcraft.
Who built Machu Picchu? Why is the United States called a melting pot? What’s an isthmus? How does the Panama Canal work? In Views of the Americas, you’ll discover answers to these questions and many more. Through pictures, articles, and fun facts, you’ll learn about many of the countries and cities of North, Central, and South America.
The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams that was originally written as a screenplay for MGM, to whom Williams was contracted. The play premiered in Chicago in 1944, and in 1945 won the prestigious New York Drama Critics Circle Award. The Glass Menagerie was Williams' first successful play; he went on to become one of America's most highly regarded playwrights. The Glass Menagerie is accounted by many to be an autobiographical play about Williams' life.
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (Perennial Classics)
Added by: Maria | Karma: 3098.81 | Non-Fiction, Other | 31 July 2008
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Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States
is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of --
and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African
Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers.
If your last experience of American history was brought to you by
junior high school textbooks--or even if you're a specialist--get ready
for the other side of stories you may not even have heard. With its
vivid descriptions of rarely noted events, A People's History of the United States is required reading for anyone who wants to take a fresh look at the rich, rocky history of America.
