{"product_id":"silver-sword-and-stone-by-marie-arana","title":"Silver, Sword and Stone by Marie Arana","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThe Story of Latin America in Three Extraordinary Lives\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA thousand years of Latin American history, told through the three obsessions that have held the region tightly in its grip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeonor Gonzales, a miner's widow, lives in a tiny community perched in the Andean cordillera of Peru, the highest human habitation on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarlos Buergos is a Cuban who fought in the civil war in Angola and was among hundreds of criminals Cuba expelled to the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXavier Albo is a Jesuit priest from Barcelona who emigrated to Bolivia, where he works among the indigenous people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilver, Sword and Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMarie 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 27\/10\/2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Nonfiction, History of the Americas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 475\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 198 x 129mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marie Arana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52465267999030,"sku":"9781474600989","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/Book_50_286e529d-698d-491c-97eb-f87a92d5e017.jpg?v=1753326402","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/silver-sword-and-stone-by-marie-arana","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}