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portada Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Type
Physical Book
Author
Preface by
Publisher
Year
1997
Language
English
Pages
360
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.0 x 2.3 cm
Weight
0.48 kg.
ISBN
0853459916
ISBN13
9780853459910
Edition No.
1
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

Eduardo Galeano (Author) · Isabel Allende (Preface by) · Monthly Review Press · Paperback

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent - Isabel Allende

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Synopsis "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent "

Tracing five centuries of exploitation in Latin America, a classic in the field, now in its twenty fifth year 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 and cultural narrative of the highest quality, and 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 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.
Eduardo Galeano
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Eduardo Galeano (1940-2015) was a Uruguayan writer and journalist whose work was characterized by a deep social and political commitment. His style combined essays, chronicles, and narrative to address the history and struggles of Latin America. His most influential work, Open Veins of Latin America (1971), became a benchmark of critical thinking about colonialism and exploitation in the region.

Throughout his career, Galeano published key titles such as Memory of Fire (1982-1986), a trilogy that reinterprets the history of the continent, and The Book of Embraces (1989), a collection of short stories with his characteristic poetic style. His legacy continues as an essential voice in Latin American literature.
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Isabel Allende
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Isabel Allende was born in 1942, in Peru, spent her early childhood in Chile and lived in various places during her adolescence and youth. After the military coup in 1973 in Chile, she went into exile in Venezuela and since 1987 has lived as an immigrant in California. She defines herself as an "eternal foreigner."

She began her literary career in journalism, in Chile and Venezuela. In 1982 her first novel, The House of the Spirits, became one of the legendary titles of Latin American literature. It was followed by many others, all of which have been international successes. Her work has been translated into forty languages and has sold more than seventy million copies, making her the best-selling Spanish-language writer.

She has received more than sixty international awards, including the Chilean National Literature Prize in 2010, the Hans Christian Andersen Award in Denmark, in 2012, for her trilogy "Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar" and the Medal of Freedom in the United States, the highest civilian honor, in 2014. In 2018, Isabel Allende became the first Spanish-language writer awarded the medal of honor of the National Book Award, in the United States for her significant contribution to the world of letters.
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