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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.
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Mankind's poverty as a consequence of the wealth of the land
- ch. 1. Lust for gold, lust for silver
- ch. 2. King sugar and other agricultural monarchs
- ch. 3. Invisible sources of power
- pt. 2. Development is a voyage with more shipwrecks than navigators
- ch. 4. Tales of premature death
- ch. 5. Contemporary structure of plunder
- pt. 3. Seven years after.
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
Translated from (original): Spanish
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General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-305) and index.
Description based on: Print version record.
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Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 317 pages)
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Digital Characteristics:
- text file
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Call Numbers:
- HC125 .G25313 1997eb
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ISBNs:
- 9781583673126 (electronic bk.)
1583673121 (electronic bk.)
9781583673119 (e-book)
1583673113
0853459916 [Invalid]
9780853459910 [Invalid]
0853459908 [Invalid]
9780853459903 [Invalid]
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OCLC Numbers:
- 781638900