Should be read together with the Confessions of an Economic Hitman

Really great and highly readable and comprehensive look at the history of Latin America in terms of military and economic interventions (kind of a euphemistic term, really) from Europe and the USA. Really shows just how much Europe destroyed Latin America and how it continues to do so - gives a particularly good look at how imperialism works and its effects without being too tough to understand. Has lots of statistics and stories as evidence of just how bad things are that help make it convincing even for sceptics. Also talks about "home grown" problems but makes clear that they have often been promoted by capital to make conditions for profit better. Some parts are outdated - it's sad reading stuff about the possibilities of Allende - but the points are still as important now as then and the history is essential to understanding things today, as well as the process in other countries. A really great book I highly recommend if you're at all interested in imperialism, with applications to many things going on in the world today. ( )

As veias abertas da América Latina nasceu pretendendo difundir informações desconhecidas. O livro compreende muitos temas, mas talvez nenhum deles tenha tanta atualidade como esta obstinada rotina da desgraça: a monocultura é uma prisão. A diversidade, ao contrário, liberta.

Las venas abiertas de América Latina es la narración de la historia económica de Latinoamérica y su constante relación de comercio, explotación y conspiración con Estados Unidos y Europa desde las invasiones del siglo XV hasta la época del “libre comercio” del de fines del siglo XX. Como mejor lo diría Eduardo Galeano, el libro busca “ofrecer una historia del saqueo y a la vez contar cómo funcionan los mecanismos del despojo” (p. 17) que hasta ahora sufre nuestro continente. Sin embargo, no se trata solo de un ensayo de investigación. Si bien hay gran cantidad de referencias a textos de historia, geografía y economía de América y Europa, el libro de Galeano está escrito con un lenguaje muy accesible, directo e, incluso, muy cercano al lector.... ( )

Prateleira Eunice 1, Livro 88,
Nesta obra, Eduardo Galeano procura provocar emoções e consciências. Nestas páginas, que transitam pela ironia e, não raro pela indignação, desfilam uma enorme quantidade de fatos, eventos históricos e jornalísticos que buscam comprovar a incapacidade das pessoas de harmonizar justiça e liberdade.