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Book Opening Doors in Latin America  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Opening Doors in Latin America Classic Reprint written by Presbyterian Church in the U. Missions and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Opening Doors in Latin America If variety is the spice of life, Mission work in the County (departamento) of Quezaltenango may safely be described as spicy. This county to Which we seek to minister, varies in altitude from two hun dred to twelve thousand feet above sea level. It includes the tropics with their intense heat and luxuriant growth of precious woods, sugar cane, bananas, etc., extends up into a temperate zone where coffee plantations abound, then comes a cooler zone where there are occasional frosts and where corn is the chief crop, then some high plateaus where only wheat can be successfully cultivated, then again some steep mountain sides covered with pine, while in the very center of the county, visible from nearly all parts of it, towers the mighty volcano, Santa Maria, whose eruption some ten years ago nearly de stroyed the town of Quezaltenango. But if there is variety in the climate and the flora of the county there is even greater variety in those in whom we are more directly interested, i. E., the people. We have here in the county of Quezalte nangoa foreign colony of perhaps one thou sand, the largest groups being of Germans, Spaniards, and Chinese. Then there are the educated Guatemalans of Spanish descent, more or less pure. They are plantation owner's, lawyers, physicians, merchants. Next in order come the hand-workers. For be it known that we have little or no machinery work here. Our shoes and clothes are all made to order. Our fabrics are woven on hand-looms, etc., etc. The people who do this work, the weavers, dyers, carpenters, shoemakers and hatters along with the small store and saloon keepers, are Ladinos, that is, of European descent but with a large proportion of Indian blood. But lower still in the social scale comes the Indian himself, who com prises the bulk of the population. He is day laborer, pack animal, domestic servant and what not. In this county he is better off than in some other parts of the republic. He usually owns a small patch of land in the highlands where his wife and family cultivate corn or wheat and keep a few pigs or sheep. But he, poor fellow, finds little time to help them. First he must serve in the army, from three to five years, sometimes being stationed near home, some times far away. Home from his service in the army he is soon called out to aid on some public work, building a new rail road line, a bridge or similar improvement, receiving four or five cents a day and boarding himself. A few weeks or months of this and he goes home again. Before long the smooth-tongued habilitador of some large coffee or banana plantation appears in his town with money to lend, easy money, and the Indian takes the bait. In a few days it is gone, liquor and a few gaudy trappings have; made away with it. Then come the long hard days of payment. The strong arm of the law hands Mr. Indian over to the tender mercies of the plantation owner whose money he has borrowed and he must work off his debt at ten cents a day and board himself. If he wants more money he can get it up to a certain limit, it being to the plantation owner's interest to keep him in debt. The Indian thus becomes a virtual slave, for one plantation owner can sell the debt to another and the Indian must follow his debt. The Indian carriesus all on his back and receives small thanks for his trouble. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

Book Opening Doors in Latin America

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  • Author : Presbyterian Church in the U S a Board
  • Publisher : Palala Press
  • Release : 2016-05-24
  • ISBN : 9781359353108
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Opening Doors in Latin America written by Presbyterian Church in the U S a Board and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Open Door Doctrine in Relation to China  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Open Door Doctrine in Relation to China Classic Reprint written by Mingchien Joshua Bau and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Open Door Doctrine in Relation to China The Open Door Doctrine, as is well known, has become a cardinal principle of American diplomacy.. Just as the Monroe Doctrine governs American diplo macy in relations with Latin America, so the Open Door Doctrine guides American diplomacy in the Orient, particularly with respect to China. In fact, American foreign relations with China may be said to be conducted in terms of the Open Door Doctrine. Hence, a correct understanding of this policy is of vital importance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The United States and Latin America  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The United States and Latin America Classic Reprint written by John Holladay Latane and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The United States and Latin America Chapters I, II and V are reprinted with only minor changes; III, IV and VI have been rewritten and VII, VIII and IX are wholly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book For Better Relations With Our Latin American Neighbors

Download or read book For Better Relations With Our Latin American Neighbors written by Fellow in Development Economics Robert Bacon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from For Better Relations With Our Latin American Neighbors: A Journey to South America The respect and friendship which the trustees of the Endowment entertain for the peoples of Latin America and for the many distinguished Latin Americans with whom many of the trustees have most agreeable relations of personal friend ship, lead us to desire that the work of the Endowment may have the same active and useful cooperation in South America that it has already secured in Europe. For this purpose we should be glad to have you make to the gentlemen whom you meet in the South American capitals a full and thorough explanation of the history and purposes and methods of the Endowment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Latin American Stories  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Latin American Stories Classic Reprint written by George H. Trull and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Latin American Stories The stories will be particularly valuable for use in connection with Talks on Latin America, by George H. Trull. These Talks present the work in the fields in Latin America, where the Presbyterian Church is at work through its Foreign Board. Latin American Stories will also be enjoyed as a general reading book by young people and chil dren. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Latin America s Open Doors as Seen by W  Stanely Rycroft  Executive Secretary of the Committee on Co operation in Latin America  on Visits to Eight of These Republics During 1940

Download or read book Latin America s Open Doors as Seen by W Stanely Rycroft Executive Secretary of the Committee on Co operation in Latin America on Visits to Eight of These Republics During 1940 written by William Stanley Rycroft and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Opening Door a Story of the Woman s Movement  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Opening Door a Story of the Woman s Movement Classic Reprint written by Justus Miles Forman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Opening Door a Story of the Woman's Movement A tag of recently acquired knowledge rose to the surface of Hope's mind, and she permitted herself to wonder for an instant if the surviving Bliss Wan ley knew that more than half of the young women of sixteen to twenty, the country over, were at that moment working for their bread. She had a wild impulse (a kind of mischievous stone-throwing, snow-balling impulse) to jump to her feet and put the question just to see what would hap pen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Open Door Doctrine in Relation to China

Download or read book The Open Door Doctrine in Relation to China written by Mingchien Joshua Bau and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Open Door Doctrine in Relation to China The Open Door Doctrine, as is well known, has become a cardinal principle of American diplomacy. Just as the Monroe Doctrine governs American diplomacy in relations with Latin America, so the Open Door Doctrine guides American diplomacy in the Orient, particularly with respect to China. In fact, American foreign relations with China may be said to be conducted in terms of the Open Door Doctrine. Hence, a correct understanding of this policy is of vital importance. The author has searched diligently for studies on this subject, but he has found few writings that gave a satisfactory presentation. While there are fragmentary essays, he has been impressed with the lack of a comprehensive work relating to the Doctrine. It is, therefore, hoped that this work may fill this need. Particular endeavors have been made to obtain the highest and the most authoritative sources of information and materials. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Open Veins of Latin America

Download or read book Open Veins of Latin America written by Eduardo Galeano and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [In this book, the author's] analysis of the effects and causes of capitalist underdevelopment in Latin America present [an] account of ... Latin American history. [The author] shows how foreign companies reaped huge profits through their operations in Latin America. He explains the politics of the Latin American bourgeoisies and their subservience to foreign powers, and how they interacted to create increasingly unequal capitalist societies in Latin America.-Back cover.

Book Doors to Latin America

Download or read book Doors to Latin America written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Open Doors  Classic Reprint

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  • Author : Ohio Division of Special Education
  • Publisher : Forgotten Books
  • Release : 2017-10-30
  • ISBN : 9780266982791
  • Pages : 40 pages

Download or read book The Open Doors Classic Reprint written by Ohio Division of Special Education and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Open Doors If the child is pronounced deaf, get in touch as soon as possible with the nearest special class for the deaf If the child is too young for placement, the teacher will give valuable suggestions for the baby's development at home. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Casual Letters from South America

Download or read book Casual Letters from South America written by William Belmont Parker and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lydia s Open Door

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  • Author : Patty Kelly
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2008-04-02
  • ISBN : 0520255364
  • Pages : 296 pages

Download or read book Lydia s Open Door written by Patty Kelly and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2008-04-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This exceptional book makes several key contributions to the field and shows how freedom and anxiety, and the market and morality, tensely coexist in the business of sex. . . . Kelly's analysis is conveyed through vivid portraits of the lives of sex workers, showing that the women involved are neither victims nor heroines but something else: actors caught between agency and constraint.”—Roger N. Lancaster, author of The Trouble with Nature “In this tour de force of feminist anthropology, Patty Kelly gives her heart to the remarkable women who toil in the bawdy sweatshops of the Zona Galactica, a 'reformed' red-light district in the Chiapas capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. In fact, as Kelly shows, it is just the ultimate low-wage industrial district.”—Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums and In Praise of Barbarians “The clarity of Kelly's perspective is neither apologetic, nor presumptive (as is usually the case); her focus is always on the political context of these women's lives. Patty Kelly writes like a poet and novelist, so much so that this work begs to be a movie.”—Carol Leigh, a.k.a. “Scarlot Harlot,” author of Unrepentant Whore

Book OPEN DOOR  CLASSIC REPRINT

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  • Author : RICHARDSON. WRIGHT
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2022
  • ISBN : 9780484781510
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book OPEN DOOR CLASSIC REPRINT written by RICHARDSON. WRIGHT and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Open Door  Or Light and Liberty  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Open Door Or Light and Liberty Classic Reprint written by John Hyatt Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Open Door, or Light and Liberty In the olden time no blossoms were planted where the dead were sleeping, and no grounds were laid out with mounds, ravines, and running streams. The place was only a Grave-yard, surrounded with a rough stone wall, within which bushes and brambles grew in rank luxuriance. But to-day, the army of flowers with its bright and beautiful banners, has charged upon the thorny hosts of bramble, bush, and briar, and driving them from God's-acre, has set a guard of Statuary at the gates of the Cemetery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Latin American Year Book

Download or read book Latin American Year Book written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Latin-American Year Book: For Investors and Merchants for 1920 With the present volume the Latin-American Year Book enters its third year. The fact that it has met so far with such encouraging success shows that a demand existed for a publication containing accurate and detailed information regarding the economic and financial conditions in the Latin-American countries. There is no exaggeration in the statement that a great number of American merchants and investors have been misled by inaccurate information, only to find, after they had invested money or engaged in export or import trade, that the actual conditions were far below their expectations, and they could not obtain even a reasonable return of their capital invested. On the other hand, many investors and merchants ere too timid and refuse to take advantage of wonderful opportunities simply because they have been lead to believe that all Latin-American countries are uncivilized, unreliable, and any effort to establish sound relations with them is doomed to failure. The truth is that every Latin-American country is a profitable field for American enterprise, energy and capital. The only question is where, when and how to trade with each of them. Not two of them are exactly alike, and before undertaking any kind of business, a careful survey should be made of actual conditions in the particular country with which business relations are contemplated. The Latin-American Year Book was started three years ago for the purpose of presenting only plain, self explanatory facts and figures, giving a more exact idea of what Latin-American countries are than any description found in fantastic books, with which the American market is flooded. Our book has the most recent data as collected from the best available sources. The 1920 edition shows many improvements over the previous ones. We have decided to include, after careful consideration, the custom tariff at least of those countries having the heaviest trade with the United States and in which no important changes are expected in the near future. We have also found it to the advantage of the American business men to include a partial list of dealers and traders in Latin-American countries. This list was made short because postal rates to most Latin-American countries are high, and long mailing lists for distribution of catalogues, circulars, etc., are absolutely undesirable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.