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Chávez: Venezuela & the New Latin America An Interview with Hugo Chávez By Aleida GuevaraThis book documents an extraordinary encounter between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and Aleida Guevara, daughter of the legendary revolutionary Che Guevara and a prominent figure in the antiglobalization movement.
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Latin America at the Crossroads Domination, Crisis, Popular Movements & Political Alternatives By Roberto Regalado Regalado describes a resurgent Latin America struggling anew to break free from its history of domination and exploitation, explaining how the recent strengthening of popular movements has led to the strategic and tactical redefinition of left political parties and social movements and a revisiting of the perennial question: reform or revolution? MORE INFO |
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War in Colombia: Made in the U.S.A. by Ramsey Clark This book is a compilation of voices that oppose Plan Colombia and express solidarity with the Colombian people. It presents a unique and original analysis of the crisis in Colombia. It is a must read for scholars interested in the impact of Plan Colombia on the rest of Latin America. Activists who wish to shed light on the situation in Colombia will walk away with the information they need to do so. MORE INFO |
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America, My Brother, My Blood América, Mi Hermano, Mi Sangre This is a stunning book of poetry and art by Pablo Neruda and Oswaldo Guayasamín. Bilingual in English and Spanish. MORE INFO |
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DVD: Chávez, Venezuela and the New Latin America In February, 2004, Aleida Guevara conducted an extended, exclusive interview with Hugo Chávez, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, exploring Venezuela’s explosive revolutionary terrain post-April 2002 — when Chávez survived a coup attempt instigated by the United States. MORE INFO |
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Chávez: Un Hombre Que Anda Por Ahí Aleida Guevara, médico pediatra e hija mayor del Che Guevara, entrevistó al Presidente Hugo Chávez en febrero del 2004. MORE INFO |
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The Bolivian Diary - Authorized Edition By Che Guevara This is Che Guevara's famous last diary, found in his backpack when he was captured by the Bolivian Army in October 1967. Newly revised, with a preface by Che's eldest son Camilo and extraordinary unpublished photos, this is the definitive, authorized edition of the diary.
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¡Zapatistas! Making Another World Possible by John Ross A front line account of the Zapatista insurgency. The struggle of the Zapatistas during these past years, writes Ross, "has been a dramatic and inspiring effort to make this other world possible." MORE INFO |
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The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey A journey, a number of journeys. Ernesto Guevara in search of adventure, Ernesto Guevara in search of America, Ernesto Guevara in search of Che. On this journey of journeys, solitude found solidarity. 'I' turned into 'we' —Eduardo Galeano
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Living Like the Saints: A Novel of Nicaragua by Liston Pope
Living Like the Saints gives an insider’s account of the Nicaraguan revolution in Latin America. MORE INFO |
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Haiti: A Slave Revolution The Haitian Revolution is a singular event in history. Never before or since has an enslaved people risen up, broken their chains, and established a new state. Haiti's history has been turbulent, but not for the reasons given by mainstream historians. Drawing from a wide range of authors, experts, and historical texts, this book challenges the stereotypes and counters 200 years of cultural myths. MORE INFO |
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Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
New Foreword By Isabel Allende
First published in 1971, Eduardo Galeano's analysis of the effects and causes of capitalist underdevelopment in Latin America presents a clear, passionate account of almost 500 years of Latin American history. Open Veins continues to speak to generations of people who want to understand capitalism and exploitation in Latin America, and in the rest of the world. MORE INFO |
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Understanding the Venezuelan Revolution Hugo Chávez Talks to Marta Harnecker Translated by Chesa Boudin
Marta Harnecker's important book helps clarify the challenges facing Venezuela's ongoing revolutionary process. The decisive role played by Hugo Chávez in initiating that revolutionary process and the immense support he continues to receive from the popular classes makes this book necessary reading ... MORE INFO |
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The Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James This powerful, intensely dramatic book is the definitive account of the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1803, a revolution that began in the wake of the Bastille but became the model for Third World liberation movements from Africa to Cuba. MORE INFO |
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Tania: Undercover with Che Guevara in Bolivia Tania is a gripping account of the extraordinary woman who fought and died alongside Che Guevara in Bolivia. As her companero in Cuba, author Ulises Estrada is uniquely placed to provide a candid political biography of a passionate and intelligent young woman, fearlessly dedicated to the liberation of Latin America in the 1960s. MORE INFO |
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Che Guevara Reader: Writings on Politics & Revolution This anthology provides on opportunity to assess Guevara’s contribution to the Cuban revolution in its early years. As the most authoritative collection to date of the work of Guevara, the book is an unprecedented source of primary material on Cuba and Latin America in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Capitalism in Crisis: Globalization and World Politics Today Cuban President Fidel Castro adds his voice to the growing international chorus against neoliberalism and globalization. Castro also discusses the major trends in world politics, including NATO’s war in Yugoslavia, the U.S. "drug war" in Colombia and the current state of U.S.-Cuban relations.
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Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-Glass World by Eduardo Galeano In Upside Down Galeano offers a series of lesson plans and a "program of study" about out beleaguered planet. From a master class in "The Impunity of Power" to a seminar on "The Sacred Car," with tips along the way, "How to Resist Useless Vices" and a declaration of "The Right to Rave," Galeano surveys a world unevenly divided between abundance and deprivation, carnival and torture, power and its lack. MORE INFO |
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Chile: The Other September 11 — An Anthology of Reflections on the 1973 Coup Most people associate September 11 with the World Trade Center tragedy. But before 2001, September 11 was already a day of infamy for Latin America and Chile in particular. On that day in 1973, General Augusto Pinochet led a U.S.-backed coup against the popularly elected government of Salvador Allende, and began his repressive 17-year dictatorship. ... MORE INFO |
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Cuba and Venezuela: An Insight into Two Revolutions By Germán Sánchez, Cuba's ambassador to Venezuela. Is Venezuela the new Cuba? What are the similarities and divergences between these two revolutionary processes. MORE INFO |
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DVD: Life + Debt a film by Stephanie Black A film by Stephanie Black. This scathing film is an unapologetic look at the "new world order" from the point of view of Jamaican workers and farmers, as well as government and policy officials. MORE INFO |
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Chile: El Otro 11 de Septiembre "No es la primera vez. Para mí y para millones de otros seres humanos el Once de Septiembre viene siendo hace veintiocho años una fecha de duelo..." —Ariel Dorfman Editado por Pilar Aguilera y Ricardo Fredes MORE INFO |
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Che: A Memoir by Fidel Castro Fidel Castro writes with great candor and emotion about a historic revolutionary partnership that changed the face of Cuba and Latin America. MORE INFO |
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Cuban Revolution Reader: A Documentary History of 40 Key Moments of the Cuban Revolution Edited by Julio Garcia Luis.
The Cuban Revolution was one of the defining moments of the 20th century, reaching far beyond the shores of the tiny Caribbean island.
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DVD: Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside Out A wonderful overview of the Venezuelan Revolution, including Venezuelan history, the struggle to build the revolution in the voice of participants in the process. Also includes footage from the U.S.-backed coup in 2002. MORE INFO |
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José Martí Reader Writings on the Americas This Reader presents an outstanding new anthology of the writings, poetry and letters of José Martí &mdash one of the most brilliant and impassioned Latin American intellectuals of the 19th century. MORE INFO |
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Encounter by Jane Yolen A view of Columbus' landing in the "new world" from the perspective of a young Taino boy. MORE INFO |