Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Date Published: 1973-10-01
ISBN-13:9780853453086ISBN:085345308X
Description: Good. PAPERBACK. Good Condition. Pages mostly clean: previous store's price and small stamp on back of last page. Binding cracked at page 209. Some edge-wear. Crease at spine. Mark from price sticker removal at upper right corner of front cover. Solid reading copy. read more
Description: Very good. Very good condition. Covers/pages are very clean. Slight dust mark to bottom edge, all else is perfect. Tight binding. read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Monthly Review Press, New York, N.Y., USA
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780853453086ISBN:085345308X
Description: Very Good. VERY GOOD state 13th printing in color pictorial wrappers (minor edge wear, slight lean to the spine, top page edges dusty). read more
"The Opening chapters of this book are fascinating! It goes into much detail of the exploitation and enslavement of the indigenous peoples of south and central America. Most of the history is new to me. One fact that still stays with me is that the shipments of gold and goods coming into Spain and Portugal, from their respective conquests, were actually shipped right back out to other countries because of their substantial national debts.
On the other hand, the following chapters a bit boring. I had a hard time going through the huge list of minerals that the US Corporations extracted in the 1800's. I couldn't even make it to the 20th century."
First off, I think the book is spot on in it's analysis of the historical and current reasons why the Americas have so many issues, especially around poverty and racism.
However, I found it a bit mind-numbing to go over and over the same things again and again. At least that's what it felt like.
European colonisation, slavery, slavery of the indegenous peoples, minerals, gold, silver, oil, big business acting as government, profits not invested, monoculture, class system, corruption, poverty, hunger, death.
That sums things up so I've closed the book after plodding halfway through."
"This book is really about the world. Galeano doesn't miss anyone with his tar brush, rightfully so. If you've ever given any thought to the concept of Fair Trade you should probably read this book instead of just buying your Fair Trade cup o' joe at the local.
I didn't give this book more stars because Galeano jumps around quite a bit and the book is in need of more coherence. It might've been a smoother read if it had followed a time-line instead of proceeding in a looser form. It's also a book of its time (the early 70's) and conditions have improved in many of the situations Galeano describes - because of his writings in part."
"A real taste of history and the history of Latin America. It is written honestly and it is well written. You think you know history but oh, the details. Learn about why Latin America struggles so much. I will read all of Eduardo Galeano's books. They also come in English."
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