Popular South American Essay Books
Find essay books written by authors from South America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (15)
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Open Veins of Latin America : Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Eduardo Galeano EN
Country: South America / 
Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
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, hi... continue
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The Point is to Change the World : Selected Writings of Andaiye by Andaiye EN
Country: South America / 
Guyana
Guyana
Description:
An inspiring collection from one of the Caribbean's most vital political figures.
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The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende EN
Country: South America / 
Peru
Peru
Description:
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea comes “a bold exploration of womanhood, feminism, parenting, aging, love and more” (Associated Press). “The Soul of a Woman is Isabel Allende’s most liberating book yet.”—Elle “When I say that I was a feminist in kindergarten, I am not exaggerating,” begins Isabel Allende. As a child, she watched her mother, abandoned by her husband, provide for her three small children without “resources or voice.” Isabel became a fierce and defiant little girl, determined to fight for the life her mother couldn’t have. As a young woman com... continue
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Trajetórias: Capitalismo neoliberal e reformas econômicas nos países da periferia by Sebastião Carlos Velasco e Cruz PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
O projeto neoliberal está sendo desafiado, intelectual e politicamente, de vários lados. Embora insuficiente para abalar as bases estruturais da ordem que chegou a plasmar, esse desafio pode atenuar os aspectos mais perversos das políticas que provêm dessa matriz e abrir espaço para política de natureza diversa. Este livro, que se orgina do Projeto Temático Reestruturação Econômica Mundial e Reformas Liberalizantes nos Países em Desenvolvimento (2003-2007), examina as experiências de reforma econômica nos países periféricos, em suas similitudes e diferenças, como os aspectos do processo envolv... continue