OPEN VEINS OF LATIN AMERICA

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A comprehensive nation by nation history of Latin America. Galeano writes from the perspective of the oppressed and shines a glaring light upon the ransacking of the land and the vicious exploitation of its nations and peoples. Plunder. The aerial scanning, ground extraction, syphoning off, and removal of the continent’s minerals and natural resources by the United States. The Chilean and Argentinian coups are examined in detail. The Chicago School of Economics. Military takeover. Kidnapping. Drugging. Flights offshore. To be disappeared enters the world lexicon. Bicycle silhouettes are painted as remembrance murals. Packed football stadiums minus the game. Moreover, the free slave city of Palmares. Human blood as an international business concern and profitable commodity. A unique and worthy analysis regarding the US Civil War and its outcome. A diligent and fiercely written history. Non-fiction. 320 pages.

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Title: Open veins of Latin America. Five centuries of the pillage of a continent

Year: 1971

Author: Eduardo Galeano

Pages: 320

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Book review by Keith Salter