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The Shining Path
A history of Peru’s insurgency, state response, rural communities, and political violence.
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South America: Revolution, Resources & Memory
Follow distinct histories of insurgency in Peru, industrial ambition in the Brazilian Amazon, violence and memory in Colombia, and land, labor, and resistance in rural Brazil. The related Venezuelan novel extends the path into corruption and oil.
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Fordlandia
Connects industrial ambition, labor, extraction, and imposed development in the Brazilian Amazon.
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The Sound of Things Falling
A novel of violence, memory, and the private consequences of Colombia’s drug wars.
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Crooked Plow
A novel of land, labor, family, spiritual life, and resistance in rural Bahia.
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Optional companions that extend or challenge the core sequence.
The Adventures of Juan Planchard
Satire of Venezuelan corruption, privilege, violence, and the political economy of oil.
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