Hugo Chávez's book club (via Tavis Smiley)

[1932]

Tavis Smiley interviewed Chávez on his Public Radio International radio show on September 22nd. On his website, there's a "web extra" -- it includes parts of the interview that were not aired.

In the web extra, Smiley asks Hugo to list some of the books he is reading right now. The Spanish translator isn't very accurate and, I suspect, some of the English titles probably do not correspond to the Spanish titles.

In any event, I hoped that DUers with better Spanish than I have might be able to identify some of these titles I cannot based on the information Hugo provides:

(1) John Kenneth Galbraith's Economy and Subversion -- Hugo says this is a very short book, published in the early '70s, but I couldn't find a Galbraith title that fits the description;

(2) A Strategy and National Project by "Mr Costa," a Brazillian author -- couldn't find this one;

(3) Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism by Greg Grandin;

(4) Five Hundred Years of Dependence -- couldn't find this one;

(5) From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean by Eric Williams;

(6) Books by Juan Bosch, the anti-imperialist president of the Dominican Republic who was the victim of an LBJ-supported "intervention"; and

(7) The Roaring Nineties by Joe Stiglitz.

[Nikki Stone 1]

1. What? No "My Pet Goat"? What kind of national leader is he????

:D

[1932]

2. Kick -- can I get some help with these titles

....anyone?....anyone?...

[Nikki Stone 1]

3. kick

To see if anyone knows these books.

[1932]

10. Kick, because I'd really like to locate the Galbraith book

[BrotherBuzz]

4. 500 years of Dependence might be...

'Liberty For Latin America: How To Undo Five Hundred Years Of State Oppression' by Alvaro Vargas Llosa and Alvaro Vargas Llosa

http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Latin-America-Oppression-Independent/dp/0374185743

Just a guess :shrug:

[stepnw1f]

5. kick

Knowledge is power.... that's why right wingers hate us for our undying curiosity. They can't possibly keep up living in the dark.

[Judi Lynn]

6. Book info. kick!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[rman]

7. In "The revolution will not be televised"

(aka "Inside the coup")

Chavez mentions a book on globalization:
"A Eulogy to Globalization"

Written by a French author. Google shows up essentially nothing.
Contrary to what the title of the book suggests it is not pro-globalization(-as-we-know-it).

[malaise]

8. From Columbus to Castro is worth reading but

I prefer William's seminal work, Capitalism and Slavery.
http://www.amazon.com/Capitalism-Slavery-Eric-Williams/dp/0807844888/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-4201112-3527356?ie=UTF8

Eric Williams was the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.

[1932]

9. I have Up The Down Escalator by Michael Manley (former Jamaican PM)

on my nightstand. (http://www.founders.howard.edu/HUPress/BACKLIST/polsci.htm#UDED)

I think I'll read all these books by former Carrib. politicians.