Las venas abiertas de america latina pdf

Born in Montevideo (Uruguay) in 1940. Galeano lived for many years in exile for political reasons, in Argentina and Spain. He is a researcher, novelist and journalist, and his book "The Open Arteries of Latin America" has been translated into more than twenty languages. Among his most famous works: - Open arteries of Latin America. Fire memory. The book of hugs. The mouths of time. Eduardo Galeano supports the anti-globalization movements with his intellectual presence and participation in international magazines and newspapers such as Le Monde Diplomatique.

Las venas abiertas de america latina pdf by Eduardo Galeano

Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social & cultural narrative of the highest quality, & perhaps the finest description of primitive capital accumulation since Marx. 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's concerned with gold & silver, cacao & cotton, rubber & coffee, fruit, hides & wool, petroleum, iron, nickel, manganese, copper, aluminum ore, nitrates & tin. These are the veins which he traces thru the body of the entire continent, up to the Rio Grande & throughout the Caribbean, & all the way to their open ends where they empty into the coffers of wealth in the USA & Europe. Weaving fact & imagery into a rich tapestry, he fuses scientific analysis with the passions of a plundered & 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 & social writing will find a singular analytical achievement, & an overwhelming narrative that makes history speak, unforgettably.