Faces of Latin America - Softcover

Green, Duncan

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ISBN 10: 0906156599 ISBN 13: 9780906156599

Publisher: Latin America Bureau, 1990

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This work portrays Latin America's peoples in their fight for a brighter future. It explores the region's economic crisis and the desecration of the environment. The author shows how injustice and conflict in the countryside have unleashed an exodus to the slums that encircle the major cities. He analyzes the roles of the main actors in the continent's history--both those in power and the poor majority who, through their social movements in the countryside and shanty towns, struggle for their vision of Latin America's future.

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About the Author:

Duncan Green is the author of From Poverty to Power and Oxfam GB's Senior Strategic Adviser. He was Oxfam's Head of Research from 2004-12. From Poverty to Power contains the accumulated knowledge of 25 years spent researching and writing about reducing poverty and combating injustice and, as he says, trying to "do justice to the complexity of the world, while still believing there is a story about how it can be changed for the better."

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Praise for Previous Editions

“A sparkling and elegant primer. Far and away the best overall introduction to the subject.”
-History Workshop Journal

“The best introductory book going on Latin America. An invaluable resource.”
-International Affairs

“Simple, unpretentious narrative makes this volume an accessible and inviting source for nonspecialists. . . . The book achieves its intended purpose.”
-Multicultural Review

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