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DESCRIPTION:<p>_________________________________________<br /><br />Housm
 ans &ndash\; radical booksellers since 1945<br />_______________________
 __________________<br /><strong><br />BOOK LAUNCH / TALK<br /><br />Zed 
 Books present <br />&lsquo\;Lugo: The Priest of Paraguay&rsquo\; <br />w
 ith Hugh O'Shaughnessy<br />Saturday 12th September &ndash\; 5pm till 6.
 30pm</strong><br /><br />_________________________________________<br />
 <br />Writer and broadcaster Hugh O'Shaughnessy will be discussing the i
 mplications of Paraguay&rsquo\;s new president Fernando Lugo\, a bishop 
 from a deprived diocese\, who swept away the 60-year dictatorship of Gen
 eral Stroessner's Colorado party. Followed by Q&amp\;A and signing.<br /
 ><br />Paraguay had the oldest one-party regime on earth. Under the 60-y
 ear dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner's Colorado party\, wealth
  and power became concentrated in the hands of a small few\; until elect
 ions in 2008 broke the party's hold on the country and promised a newer\
 , more egalitarian future\, particularly for the country's indigenous pe
 ople. <br /><br />In &lsquo\;The Priest of Paraguay&rsquo\;\, Hugh O'Sha
 ughnessy tells the story of how Fernando Lugo\, a bishop from a deprived
  diocese\, swept to victory and what this will mean for his country\, La
 tin America and the wider world. He traces Lugo's life alongside the tur
 bulent history of Paraguay - from his early years in a family which fell
  victim to Stroessner to his release by the Vatican in order to follow a
  political calling. <br /><br />The book also examines what may lie in s
 tore for the newest addition to Latin America's 'pink tide' of socialist
  and social democratic countries. This is history of a fascinating but l
 argely unknown country by one of the most respected commentators on Lati
 n America. <br /><br />About the Author<br /><br />Hugh O'Shaughnessy ha
 s been writing and broadcasting about Latin America for over forty years
 . In this time he has worked for the Financial Times\, the Economist\, T
 he New Statesman\, the Observer and the BBC\, among others. He has won t
 wo British Press Awards and the Wilberforce Medallion from the city of H
 ull. He has also been recognised by the Columbia University Graduate Sch
 ool of Journalism in the United States. His books include Grenada: Revol
 ution\, Invasion and Aftermath and Pinochet: The Politics of Torture.<br
  /><br />_______________________________________</p>
URL:http://london.indymedia.org/events/2353
SUMMARY:Lugo The Priest of Paraguay 
LOCATION:<p><strong>"Support the shop that supports your campaigns!"</str
 ong><br /><br />Housmans Bookshop<br />5 Caledonian Road<br />King's Cro
 ss<br />London N1 9DX <br />Tel: 020 7837 4473<br /><br />Free entry<br 
 />Nearest tube: King's Cross<br /><br />www.housmans.com<br />Tel: +44 (
 0)20 7837 4473 <br />shop email: shop@housmans.com<br />map: http://tiny
 url.com/2oq9vv</p>
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