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- 2008045839 abstract "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 Chávez'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 Chávez's palace in Caracas; watches protesters battling police on September 11, 2001, in Santiago; descends into ancient silver mines in Potosí; 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.".
- 2008045839 contributor B11126292.
- 2008045839 coverage "Guatemala Description and travel.".
- 2008045839 coverage "South America Description and travel.".
- 2008045839 coverage "South America Politics and government 1980-".
- 2008045839 created "2009.".
- 2008045839 date "2009".
- 2008045839 date "2009.".
- 2008045839 dateCopyrighted "2009.".
- 2008045839 description "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 Chávez'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 Chávez's palace in Caracas; watches protesters battling police on September 11, 2001, in Santiago; descends into ancient silver mines in Potosí; 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.".
- 2008045839 extent "ix, 226 p. :".
- 2008045839 identifier "1416559116".
- 2008045839 identifier "9781416559115 (hc : alk. paper)".
- 2008045839 identifier 2008045839-d.html.
- 2008045839 identifier 2008045839-s.html.
- 2008045839 issued "2009".
- 2008045839 issued "2009.".
- 2008045839 language "eng".
- 2008045839 publisher "New York : Scribner,".
- 2008045839 spatial "Guatemala Description and travel.".
- 2008045839 spatial "South America Description and travel.".
- 2008045839 spatial "South America Politics and government 1980-".
- 2008045839 spatial "South America.".
- 2008045839 subject "980.04092 B 22".
- 2008045839 subject "Americans Travel South America.".
- 2008045839 subject "Boudin, Chesa Travel Guatemala.".
- 2008045839 subject "Boudin, Chesa Travel South America.".
- 2008045839 subject "F2225 .B68 2009".
- 2008045839 title "Gringo : a coming-of-age in Latin America / Chesa Boudin.".
- 2008045839 type "text".