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 ...
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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.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Text in English. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS, London 1973, First Edition, First Printing stated. Very Good hardback in Very Good unclipped DJ. Clean & tight with no markings other than previous owners (Doris Higgins) signature on inside cover and the authors signature with inscription on the opposing page: "To Doris, Eduardo Love, and another word we cannot decipher. The author also left some artwork on the same page. Number of pages: 283. Some sunning to the spine with a few minor chips to DJ. A beautiful copy signed & inscribed w/artwork by the author. This was the work given to President Barack Obama by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. A truly rare piece of history. Photos available upon request.
