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Open veins of Latin America : five centuries of the pillage of a continent /

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[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...

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Main Author: Galeano, Eduardo, 1940-2015
Other Authors: Belfrage, Cedric, 1904-1990 (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Monthly Review Press, [1997]
Edition:25th anniversary ed. /
Subjects:
Capitalism > Latin America > History.
Latin America > Economic conditions.
Internationale handel.
Economische aspecten.
Amérique latine > Conditions économiques.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Comparative.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions.
Electronic books.
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Summary:[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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 317 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-305) and index.
ISBN:9781583673126 (electronic bk.)
1583673121 (electronic bk.)