The Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation (LAAD) was one of many initiatives taken at the height of the Cold War to alleviate poverty in countries threatened by communist insurgencies. Its mission was to promote rural development by funding local agribusiness enterprises to create new permanent jobs and new economic activity. In Mission Possible, Ross, president of LAAD from 1972 to 1998, gives a richly detailed insider's account of the company's first three decades. Originally capitalized with a little over $2 million, and beginning with the small economies of Central...
The Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation (LAAD) was one of many initiatives taken at the height of the Cold War to alleviate povert...
Colonial and Postcolonial Fiction in English draws on the wealth of writing from the old British Commonwealth, including work from African, Canadian, Australian, Pakistani and New Zealand writers. The anthology comprises 35 selections by major writers from both indigenous and settler cultures, from the nineteenth century to the present day and is organized into sets of short stories and stand-alone selections from significant novels. Colonial, postcolonial, immigrant, and personal encounters are represented. Each section includes a general introduction placing the works in historical and...
Colonial and Postcolonial Fiction in English draws on the wealth of writing from the old British Commonwealth, including work from African, Canadian, ...
This work draws from the great common wealth of writing of over 35 selections by major writers from both indigenous and settler cultures, from the nineteenth century through to the contemporary era.
This work draws from the great common wealth of writing of over 35 selections by major writers from both indigenous and settler cultures, from the nin...
