Scribner
Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America
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9781416559122
ISBN13:
9781416559122
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Gringo charts two journeys, both of which began a decade ago. The first is the sweeping transformation of Latin American politics that started with Hugo Ch?vez's inauguration as president of Venezuela in 1999. In that same year, an 18-year-old Chesa Boudin leaves his middle-class Chicago life and arrives in Guatemala. He finds a world where disparities of wealth are even more pronounced and where social change is not confined to classroom or dinner-table conversations, but instead takes place in the streets. While a new generation of progressive Latin American leaders rises to power, Boudin crisscrosses 27 countries. He witnesses the economic crisis in Buenos Aires; works inside Ch?vez's palace in Caracas; watches protesters battling police on September 11, 2001, in Santiago; descends into ancient silver mines in Potos?; and travels steerage on a riverboat along the length of the Amazon. Including incisive analysis and deep humanity, Boudin's account of this historic period is revelatory.--From publisher description.
| Author: Chesa Boudin |
| Publisher: Scribner |
| Publication Date: February 16, 2013 |
| Number of Pages: 240 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1416559124 |
| ISBN-13: 9781416559122 |
Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America
$15.99
$13.93
Sale 13%
Gringo charts two journeys, both of which began a decade ago. The first is the sweeping transformation of Latin American politics that started with Hugo Ch?vez's inauguration as president of Venezuela in 1999. In that same year, an 18-year-old Chesa Boudin leaves his middle-class Chicago life and arrives in Guatemala. He finds a world where disparities of wealth are even more pronounced and where social change is not confined to classroom or dinner-table conversations, but instead takes place in the streets. While a new generation of progressive Latin American leaders rises to power, Boudin crisscrosses 27 countries. He witnesses the economic crisis in Buenos Aires; works inside Ch?vez's palace in Caracas; watches protesters battling police on September 11, 2001, in Santiago; descends into ancient silver mines in Potos?; and travels steerage on a riverboat along the length of the Amazon. Including incisive analysis and deep humanity, Boudin's account of this historic period is revelatory.--From publisher description.
| Author: Chesa Boudin |
| Publisher: Scribner |
| Publication Date: February 16, 2013 |
| Number of Pages: 240 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1416559124 |
| ISBN-13: 9781416559122 |
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