Open veins of Latin America : five centuries of the pillage of a continent /
An analysis of the effects and causes of capitalist underdevelopment in Latin America. 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 t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translation of: Las venas abiertas de América Latina. |
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New York :
Monthly Review Press,
[1997]
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| Edition: | 25th anniversary ed. / |
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| Summary: | An analysis of the effects and causes of capitalist underdevelopment in Latin America. 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 317 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-305) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0853459916 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780853459910 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0853459908 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780853459903 (cloth : alk. paper) |