“In this world of ours, a world of powerful centers and subjugated outposts, there is no wealth that must not be held in some suspicion.”
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“Each person leaves a legacy--a single, small piece of herself, which makes richer each individual life and the collective life of humanity as a whole. But do not despair, for despair is a despicable and bourgeois affectation; we must not allow it. As for what happens next, well, as the Cuban poet Regino Pedroso once said, "como forjamos el hierro, forjaremos días nuevos": as we hammer out iron, we shall hammer out new days.”
― The Nirvana Blues
― The Nirvana Blues
Read a book from each country
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I thought this would be a good place to collect recommendations for books from various countries. I don't have a formal goal to read a book from each ...more
I thought this would be a good place to collect recommendations for books from various countries. I don't have a formal goal to read a book from each ...more
Latin American Literature and Magical Realism
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Latin American literature rose to particular prominence during the second half of the 20th century, largely thanks to the international success of the ...more
Latin American literature rose to particular prominence during the second half of the 20th century, largely thanks to the international success of the ...more
Social Change & Activism
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People interested in progressive social change for advancing social justice and the environment. Exploring issues, ideas, solutions, organizing, metho ...more
People interested in progressive social change for advancing social justice and the environment. Exploring issues, ideas, solutions, organizing, metho ...more
sustainabooks
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— last activity Feb 17, 2012 10:07AM
environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
Global South Uprising
— 48 members
— last activity May 01, 2010 06:08AM
Literature of the Global South might include writing out of Latin America and the Caribbean, the American South, Africa, South Asia and other "Third W ...more
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