""Depicting the political corruption that infected even the smallest villages in Mexico, the novel tells the story of Don Gabriel, a minor government functionary who has a virtual license to steal from the Indian village where he is secretary--except that the Indians have nothing to steal. By chance he finds an opportunity in the labor agent business, shanghai-ing luckless Indians into debt slavery so that he can ship them off to work in the great mahogany plantations owned by foreign capital. The novel reaches its climax in a clash of cultures between the simple dignity of the illiterate Indians and the cynicism and corruption of the politicians and petty bureaucrats."--Page 4 of cover."
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United States of America; culture, religion, ethics; culture, science and humanities, social sciences, philosophy; art, literature, literary works; 20th century; Traven, Ben.
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Verenigde Staten; godsdienst en cultuur; cultuur, wetenschap, filosofie; kunst en letterkunde; de 20ste eeuw; Traven, Ben.
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