Plata, La Espada Y La Piedra: Tres Pilares Cruciales En La Historia de Améric a / Silver, Sword, and Stone: The Story of Latin America
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Plata, La Espada Y La Piedra: Tres Pilares Cruciales En La Historia de Améric a / Silver, Sword, and Stone: The Story of Latin America

Plata, La Espada Y La Piedra: Tres Pilares Cruciales En La Historia de Améric a / Silver, Sword, and Stone: The Story of Latin America


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Una lectura necesaria para comprender el tumultuoso pasado de América Latina y la complejidad de su identidad.

«Trazar el alma de un continente es una hazaña extraordinaria, y Marie Arana lo hace con precisión académica, rigor moral y elegancia de estilo. Para cualquiera que esté interesado en entender --entenderde verdad-- qué es América Latina y de dónde viene, La plata, la espada y la piedra tiene que ser el primer paso». -Juan Gabriel Vásquez

Marie Arana, en un ejercicio por comprender el origen de las heridas aún abiertas de América Latina, entreteje con maestría las biografías de tres latinoamericanos contemporáneos con mil años de vívida historia. Sus vidas representan las tres fuerzas motrices que han moldeado, desde hace siglos, el carácter de una región: la explotación, la violencia y la religión.

Así pues, conocemos a Leonor Gonzáles, una minera que vive en una pequeña comunidad situada a cinco mil metros de altitud en la cordilleraandina del Perú y que, como sus antepasados desde tiempos inmemoriales, trabaja escarbando las entrañas de la tierra para extraer pepitas de oro. A su alrededor, el analfabetismo, la desnutrición y las enfermedades reinan como hace quinientos años. Y ahora, al igual que entonces, la supervivencia de su gente depende de un vasto mercado mundial cuyas fluctuaciones se controlan en lugares remotos.

A Carlos Buergos, un cubano que luchó en la guerra civil de Angola y que ahora vive en una tranquila comunidad a las afueras de Nueva Orleans. Carlos fue uno de los cientos de delincuentes que Cuba expulsó a Estados Unidos en 1980. Su historia es un eco de la violencia que ha atravesado Latinoamérica desde la época precolombina hasta la actual lucha contra el narcotráfico.

Por último, a Xavier Albó, un sacerdote jesuita de Barcelona que emigró a Bolivia. Xavier se considera indio de cabeza y corazón y, por ello, es muy conocido en su país de adopción. Y aunque su objetivo se encuentra en las antípodas del proselitismo, es heredero de un pasado accidentado en el que los sacerdotes marcharon junto a los conquistadores con la misión de evangelizar el Nuevo Mundo. Desde entonces, la Iglesia católica ha desempeñado un papel central en la vida política de América Latina.

El resultado, en una perfecta combinación entre el ensayo histórico, el reportaje y el análisis político, es el retrato vibrante de un continente cuya identidad ha sido siempre compleja.

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The timeless stories of three contemporary Latin Americans whose lives represent three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation, violence, and religion.

Leonor Gonzales, a miner's widow, lives in a tiny community perched in the Andean cordillera of Peru, the highest human habitation on earth.

Carlos Buergos is a Cuban who fought in the civil war in Angola and was among hundreds of criminals Cuba expelled to the USA.

Xavier Albó is a Jesuit priest from Barcelona who emigrated to Bolivia, where he works among the indigenous people.

In Silver, Sword, and Stone, Marie Arana seamlessly weaves these stories with the history of the past millennium to explain three enduring themes that have defined Latin America since pre-Columbian times: the foreign greed for its mineral riches, an ingrained history of violence, and the abiding power of religion. What emerges is a vibrant portrait of a people whose lives are increasingly intertwined with our own.
About the Author: Marie Arana (Lima, 1949) es editora y periodista, y ha trabajado en The Washington Post como redactora jefa de la sección «Book World» y como columnista. Su libro American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood le valió ser finalista del National Book Award. Es autora de Bolívar. Libertador de América (Debate, 2020).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788418006210
  • Publisher: Prh Grupo Editorial
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: Spanish
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 865 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8418006218
  • Publisher Date: 18 Jul 2023
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 576
  • Spine Width: 39 mm
  • Width: 152 mm


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