Erased : the untold story of the Panama Canal /

The untold history of the Panama Canal, from Panama's point of view. Sleuth and scholar, Marixa Lasso has uncovered a long-overlooked story, to build their Canal, Americans displaced 40,000 Panamanians and erased entire cities, only to convince the world they had brought modernity to the tropic...

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Main Author: Lasso, Marixa (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2019]
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Summary:The untold history of the Panama Canal, from Panama's point of view. Sleuth and scholar, Marixa Lasso has uncovered a long-overlooked story, to build their Canal, Americans displaced 40,000 Panamanians and erased entire cities, only to convince the world they had brought modernity to the tropics.
Physical Description:344 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674984448
0674984447