
Open Veins of Latin America
Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
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Narrateur(s):
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Jonathan Davis
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Auteur(s):
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Eduardo Galeano
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Isabel Allende - Foreward
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Rather than chronology, geography, or political successions, Eduardo Galeano has organized the various facets of Latin American history according to the patterns of five centuries of exploitation. Thus he is concerned with gold and silver, cacao and cotton, rubber and coffee, fruit, hides and wool, petroleum, iron, nickel, manganese, copper, aluminum ore, nitrates, and tin. These are the veins which he traces through the body of the entire continent, up to the Rio Grande and throughout the Caribbean, and all the way to their open ends where they empty into the coffers of wealth in the United States and Europe.
Weaving fact and imagery into a rich tapestry, Galeano fuses scientific analysis with the passions of a plundered and suffering people. An immense gathering of materials is framed with a vigorous style that never falters in its command of themes. All readers interested in great historical, economic, political, and social writing will find a singular analytical achievement, and an overwhelming narrative that makes history speak, unforgettably.
This classic is now further honored by Isabel Allende's inspiring introduction. Universally recognized as one of the most important writers of our time, Allende once again contributes her talents to literature, to political principles, and to enlightenment.
©1997 Eduardo Galeano (P)2009 Audible, Inc.Ce que les critiques en disent
"A dazzling barrage of words and ideas." ( History)
This book will show you the painfull truth
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Galeano goes hard
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Required Reading
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Very Interesting
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However, his tortured logic and skewed representation of history are painfully misleading. Apparently, when firms from other nations sell products to or invest in Latin America they are "invading." When foreigners lend money they are the ones to blame when the Latin Americans fail to pay.
This line of blaming everyone for Latin America's backwardness and lack of productivity just makes matters worse and feeds populist envy. The fact that the late socialist dictator and nation destroyer Hugo Chávez of Venezuela gave this book as a gift to Barack Obama tells you about as much as you need to know about it.
A Bible for Losers Who Want to Blame Everyone Else
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