Popular South American Historical Books
Find historical books written by authors from South America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (46)
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney EN
Country: South America / 
Guyana
Guyana
Description:
This wide-reaching volume shows how Africa developed before the coming of the Europeans up to the 15th century, and shows Africa's contribution to European capitalist development in the pre-colonial period. Colonialism is then shown as a system for underdeveloping Africa.
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I the Supreme by Augusto Roa Bastos EN
Country: South America / 
Paraguay
Paraguay
Description:
I the Supreme imagines a dialogue between the nineteenth-century Paraguayan dictator known as Dr. Francia and Policarpo Patiño, his secretary and only companion. The opening pages present a sign that they had found nailed to the wall of a cathedral, purportedly written by Dr. Francia himself and ordering the execution of all of his servants upon his death. This sign is quickly revealed to be a forgery, which takes leader and secretary into a larger discussion about the nature of truth: “In the light of what Your Eminence says, even the truth appears to be a lie.” Their conversation broadens in... continue
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It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo EN
Country: South America / 
Venezuela
Venezuela
Description:
Told with gripping intensity, It Would be Night in Caracas chronicles one woman’s desperate battle to survive amid the dangerous, sometimes deadly, turbulence of modern Venezuela and the lengths she must go to secure her future. In Caracas, Venezuela, Adelaida Falcon stands over an open grave. Alone, except for harried undertakers, she buries her mother–the only family Adelaida has ever known. Numb with grief, Adelaida returns to the apartment they shared. Outside the window that she tapes shut every night—to prevent the tear gas raining down on protesters in the streets from seeping inWhen lo... continue
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La corrupción by Mariano Grondona ES
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Después de "Bajo el imperio de las ideas morales", el periodista, escritor y académico Mariano Grondona se abocó al estudio de los mecanismos de corrupción de los Estados, a lo largo de la historia y en diferentes lugares del mundo. El marco de análisis es una referencia obligada en los estudios sobre la corrupción en el país.
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La llamada: Un retrato by Leila Guerriero ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Esta es una historia real, llena de aristas y sombras, sobre la condición humana. A fines de los sesenta, con trece años, la argentina Silvia Labayru era una adolescente tímida, lectora, amante de los animales, entusiasta de John F. Kennedy, hija de una familia de militares que incluía a su padre, miembro de la Fuerza Aérea y piloto civil. A esa edad ingresó en el Colegio Nacional Buenos Aires, una institución pública de gran prestigio, donde entró en contacto con agrupaciones estudiantiles de izquierda y se transformó en una militante aguerrida. En marzo de 1976 se produjo en la Argentina un ... continue
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La saga de los Anchorena by Juan José Sebreli ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
La familia Anchorena, es una familia representativas y simbólica de la denominada oligarquía de Argentina. A través del estudio de las sucesivas generaciones, desde el comerciante vasco Esteban Anchorena, el sociólogo Juan José Sebreli describe las formas en que se enriquecieron las familias más antiguas del país, y su influencia en la política, y mecanismos para mantener el statu quo, incluyendo las ligaduras matrimoniales con las otras familias patricias.
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Let Me Speak! Testimony of Domitila, a Woman of the Bolivian Mines by Domitila Barrios De Chungara, Moema Viezzer EN
Country: South America / 
Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
A classic recounting of a unionists' struggle against exploitation and dictatorship—from within the mines of Bolivia Let Me Speak! is a moving testimony from inside the Bolivian tin mines of the 1970s, by a woman whose life was defined by her defiant struggle against those at the very top of the power structure, the Bolivian elite. Blending firsthand accounts with astute political analysis, Domitila Barrios de Chungara describes the hardships endured by Bolivia’s colossal working class, and her own efforts at organizing women in her mining community. The result is a gripping narrative of class... continue
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Los dueños de la Argentina: Amalita Fortabat. Carlos Bulgheroni. Francisco Macri. Roberto Rocca. Jorge Born by Luis Majul ES
Country: South America / Argentina
Argentina
Description:
"Muckraking essays about how some of Argentina's richest men made their fortunes: Pérez Companc, Soldati, Roggio, and Pescamona. Good reading and good insight into Argentine culture. Could be read in conjunction with item #bi 95025518#"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
Pablo Neruda has been hailed as the greatest poet of the 20th century & was a Nobel laureat. In these memoirs he also recounts his distinguished career as a diplomat & politician, during which he came to know iconic figures including Gandhi, Che Guevara & Mao Tse Tung.
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Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado EN
Country: South America / 
Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
In October 1972, Nando Parrado and his rugby club teammates were on a flight from Uruguay to Chile when their plane crashed into a mountain. Miraculously, many of the passengers survived but Nando's mother and sister died and he was unconscious for three days. Stranded more than 11,000 feet up in the wilderness of the Andes, the survivors soon heard that the search for them had been called off - and realise the only food for miles around was the bodies of their dead friends ... In a last desperate bid for safety, Nando and a teammate set off in search of help. They climbed 17,000-foot-high mou... continue