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'Impassioned and lucid, Galeano is a knowledgeable guide through a shameful history of foreign exploitation' --Observer
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`A valuable study' - Sunday Business Post
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I recommend this book to all students, also to those interested in Latin American history and globalization.
This book will challenge some preconceived ideas on population and the resources of "developing nations". It will also help understand what the free market means to developing countries. Also it is a very enjoyable read. This book is an excellent introduction to Latin American history.
Writing Style:
I read 1/3rd of this book on a train journey, so it is well written and interesting to keep you gripped to the book. I personally found the last half of the book to be the most gripping but overal its an excellent book.
Chapter Structure:
Ok very long chapters but broken down into subchapters which makes all the information bite size and highly focused case studies are used to illustrate different aspects of the overall topic of the chapter.
Overview:
Highly enjoyable and recommended to anyone interested in politics or history.
This is the sort of book which would make a nice gift. On an extra note, I enjoyed this book to the point that I have bought a few of his other books and added them to my pile of must read books for my course. Currently reading Upside down: a Primer for the Looking-Glass World and will have a review up about that book shortly. All depending on when I get to finish it off but some people may prefer that book as it is a lighter read.
This book will challenge some preconceived ideas on population and the resources of "developing nations". It will also help understand what the free market means to developing countries. Also it is a very enjoyable read. This book is an excellent introduction to Latin American history.
Writing Style:
I read 1/3rd of this book on a train journey, so it is well written and interesting to keep you gripped to the book. I personally found the last half of the book to be the most gripping but overal its an excellent book.
Chapter Structure:
Ok very long chapters but broken down into subchapters which makes all the information bite size and highly focused case studies are used to illustrate different aspects of the overall topic of the chapter.
Overview:
Highly enjoyable and recommended to anyone interested in politics or history.
This is the sort of book which would make a nice gift. On an extra note, I enjoyed this book to the point that I have bought a few of his other books and added them to my pile of must read books for my course. Currently reading Upside down: a Primer for the Looking-Glass World and will have a review up about that book shortly. All depending on when I get to finish it off but some people may prefer that book as it is a lighter read.
38 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book can be irritating to quite a few people, such as conservative Brits who are proud of the British Empire and USA nationalists who think they are dominating the world because they happen to be cleverer.
Extremely naive interpretations of recent history are surprisingly widespread. We need more books like this one; it is packed with facts and figures but it is still easy to read. This is probably because Galeano's driving force is his passion for justice.
Extremely naive interpretations of recent history are surprisingly widespread. We need more books like this one; it is packed with facts and figures but it is still easy to read. This is probably because Galeano's driving force is his passion for justice.
36 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is quite simply a classic - indispensable. Ever since the conquest Latin America has been robbed, pillaged, exploited by the imperialist countries (first Spain, then England, now USA) - the very structure of the region reflects its reconstruction over 500 years as a source of much of the wealth that we in the core countries of the world system enjoy and take for granted. Moreover you'll discover things you didn't know, like the destruction of independent and progressive Paraguay in the 19th Century.
Brilliant.
Brilliant.
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Very insightful
Very interesting and insightful; I find it hard to believe the author is not a professional historian. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Carlo
A superb account of the atrocities committed in Latin America.
This book gives a superbly written, passionate and informative account of the 'pillage of a continent'. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Callum Morrison
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a...
Quite simply a classic book, which tells exactly how the poor countries remain poor and how the rich countries use them to remain rich. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2010 by Denis Johnston
Aposite Polemic!
This is old (70s) but it's amazing and depressing how little has changes in the power discourse of capitalism. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2009 by S. Babbidge
We should all read this
this book allows you in a short time to actually understand the role of colonialism and current economics in the underdevelopment of latin america and the 3rd world
Published on 17 July 2009 by release the cure
Essential
This is a book that every latin american should have in his/her bookshelves. The English version provides the opportunity for the rest of the world to read it as well; hopefully... Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2009 by Jabberwockian
A Good Read for A Novice on Latin America
I decided to buy this book after seeing Hugo Chavez of Venezuela present it to Barack Obama during the summit meeting of the OAS a couple of months ago. Read more
Published on 22 May 2009 by Daigham Dandashi
Timeless and enlightening read
This book is a fantastic piece of journalistic-style prose describing, in a wonderful impassioned voice, the unending pillage of Latin America. Read more
Published on 30 April 2009 by Thomas Smith
Waste of time
No book has produced more dammage to our political ideas than this infamous book by Mr. Galeano. The conclusion is that Latin America is poor because we have been recurrently... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2002 by jtorresm@hotmail.com
for all this people with a sense of justice and beauty
open vains of latin america is a must be read book for all this people with a sense of justice and beauty,because this book who was wroten even before I was born still being a... Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2001
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