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Silber, Schwert und Stein: Drei Schmelztiegel in der lateinamerikan
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- Artikelzustand
- Publication Date
- 2020-08-18
- Pages
- 496
- ISBN
- 9781501105012
- Book Title
- Silver, Sword, and Stone : Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Developing & Emerging Countries, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Latin America / General
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 17.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 496 Pages
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Acclaimed writer Marie Arana delivers a cultural history of Latin America and the three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone). "Meticulously researched, this] book's greatest strengths are the power of its epic narrative, the beauty of its prose, and its rich portrayals of character...Marvelous" ( The Washington Post ). Leonor Gonzales lives in a tiny community perched 18,000 feet above sea level in the Andean cordillera of Peru, the highest human habitation on earth. Like her late husband, she works the gold mines much as the Indians were forced to do at the time of the Spanish Conquest. Illiteracy, malnutrition, and disease reign as they did five hundred years ago. And now, just as then, a miner's survival depends on a vast global market whose fluctuations are controlled in faraway places. Carlos Buergos is a Cuban who fought in the civil war in Angola and now lives in a quiet community outside New Orleans. He was among hundreds of criminals Cuba expelled to the US in 1980. His story echoes the violence that has coursed through the Americas since before Columbus to the crushing savagery of the Spanish Conquest, and from 19th- and 20th-century wars and revolutions to the military crackdowns that convulse Latin America to this day. Xavier Alb is a Jesuit priest from Barcelona who emigrated to Bolivia, where he works among the indigenous people. He considers himself an Indian in head and heart and, for this, is well known in his adopted country. Although his aim is to learn rather than proselytize, he is an inheritor of a checkered past, where priests marched alongside conquistadors, converting the natives to Christianity, often forcibly, in the effort to win the New World. Ever since, the Catholic Church has played a central role in the political life of Latin America--sometimes for good, sometimes not. In this "timely and excellent volume" (NPR) Marie Arana seamlessly weaves these stories with the history of the past millennium to explain three enduring themes that have defined Latin America since pre-Columbian times: the foreign greed for its mineral riches, an ingrained propensity to violence, and the abiding power of religion. Silver, Sword, and Stone combines "learned historical analysis with in-depth reporting and political commentary... and] an informed and authoritative voice, one that deserves a wide audience" ( The New York Times Book Review ).
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Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1501105019
ISBN-13
9781501105012
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038661301
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Book Title
Silver, Sword, and Stone : Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Developing & Emerging Countries, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Latin America / General
Publication Year
2020
Genre
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
17.9 Oz
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Meticulously researched, the book's greatest strengths are the power of its epic narrative, the beauty of its prose and its rich portrayals of character. . . . Arana's strength is the power and passion of her storytelling, and her explanation of what has shaped Latin America over the past half-millennium has the ring of truth. . . . [A] marvelous book., To trace the soul of a continent is an extraordinary feat, and Marie Arana does it with scholarly precision, moral thoroughness and elegance of style. For anyone interested in understanding--really understanding--what Latin America is and where it comes from, Silver, Sword and Stone has to be the first step., Marie Arana's monumental, stupendous new history of Latin America, Silver Sword, and Stone, is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand this hemisphere and our current crises., An elegant and incisive writer and observer, Marie Arana has given us a thoughtful and revealing portrait of the fabled--and too-little-understood--world of Latin America. Combining history with contemporary reportage, Silver, Sword & Stone is compelling reading., Gets at the identity conundrum of Latin America with storytelling that is both clear-eyed and evocative. . . . The sweep and soar of her narrative recalls Victor Hugo. . . . Arana gives us an epic story of stories -- of regions conjoined by desire for treasure, power and control, and of the emotional mortar which binds people together through endurance., Through the power and beauty of her writing, Arana brings extraordinary clarity to one of the most complex regions of the world. I have never before read a book of such astonishing breadth and intricate depth, capturing both the magnificent sweep of history and the gripping immediacy of journalism. The stories she tells will break your heart and blow your mind, but they will also give you a much clearer understanding of Latin America and a deep sense of wonder at the strength and resilience of its people., Beautifully written, meticulously researched. . . . A must-read for anyone struggling to understand Latin America's tumultuous past and our fraught relationship with our southern neighbors. Arana has done us a service with her clear, even-handed treatment of the subject., The Peruvian-born author delves into the tripartite crux of Latin American exploitation by the Western powers. . . . [An] impressively concise yet comprehensive history. A profoundly moving and relevant work that provides new ways of thinking about the 'discovery of America.', Like a condor soaring above the Andes, Marie Arana gives a sweeping overview of Latin American history. History is usually written by the winners, but this book throbs with passion for the victims and underdogs. It also celebrates the cultural triumphs, exuberance and generosity that make Latin America so lovable., Silver, Sword, and Stone , as Arana points out, is not a straightforward history of Latin America. Neither is it journalism. Rather, it's a hybrid, combining learned historical analysis with in-depth reporting and political commentary. . . . [And] an informed and authoritative voice, one that deserves a wide audience., Arana's fluency in Latin American history blossoms in this unique and arresting inquiry into three 'crucibles' which have shaped Latin American life for centuries. . . . In this masterwork of exploration, connection, and analysis, Arana offers a fresh, gripping, and redefining perspective on a vital and magnificent region betrayed by toxic greed and vicious tyranny., A sweeping history of Latin America . . . . As captivating as it is comprehensive. It's a marvel for covering so much ground., Peruvian-born author Marie Arana takes us directly to the mysterious and misunderstood center of Latin America in her latest book. . . . The sweep is enormous and complex, but Arana's storytelling and her obvious compassion guide us through the past millennium as an absorbing, even poignant, kaleidoscopic journey to places it behooves us all to comprehend.
Dewey Decimal
920.08
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23
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