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Our part of the world, known today as latin america, was precocious. The classic survey of latin americas social and cultural history, with a new introduction by isabel allende since its u. Comrade rhie joins us in the library this week to work through the fire and beauty that is eduardo galeanos open veins of latin america. One of the many books written that has discussed the various aspects of latin american history is the book, open veins of. The book celebrated its 25th year anniversary in 1997 by issuing a new edition. I must admit that i had very little knowledge about the history of this continent.
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