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The Loss of El Dorado, by the Nobel Prize winner V. S. Naipaul, is a history book about Venezuela and Trinidad. It was published in 1969. The title refers to the El Dorado legend. Naipaul looks at the Spanish/British colonial rivalry in the Orinoco basin, drawing on contemporary sources written in Spanish and English. [1] .
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The Loss of El Dorado is an attempt to draw out an older, deeper history of Trinidad, one preceding its commonly taught history as a British-run plantation economy of slaves and indentured workers. The history focuses on two important historical figures, Sir Walter Raleigh and Francisco Miranda.
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The Loss of El Dorado: A Colonial History. di V. S. Naipaul (Autore) Pan Macmillan, 2010. (0) 16,49 € +160 punti. Venditore: Feltrinelli. Aggiungi al carrello. Acquisto online e spedizione. Consegna Standard in negozio Gratis. Disp. in 5 gg lavorativi. Controlla disponibilità in negozio. Scegli il negozio.
16 mar 2011 · In this extraordinary and often gripping book, V. S. Naipaul—himself a native of Trinidad—shows how that delusion drew a small island into the vortex of world events, making it the object of...
7 apr 2021 · The loss of El Dorado : a colonial history by Naipaul, V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad), 1932-2018
The Loss of El Dorado. A Colonial History. By V. S. Naipaul. Best Seller. Category: Latin American World History | Domestic Politics | World Politics. Paperback $17.00. Apr 08, 2003| ISBN 9781400030767. Buy. Ebook $13.99. Mar 16, 2011| ISBN 9780307789334. Buy. All Formats. +. Paperback$17.00. Apr 08, 2003 | ISBN 9781400030767. Add to Cart.
Abstract. This chapter is about historical writing in the West Indies, from the 1960s onwards. Historical writing about the colonial past was a key place in which Caribbean writers in this era analysed the social and cultural impact of that history and looked forward to a decolonized future.
