Open Veins of Latin America

Open Veins of Latin America contains three parts that illustrate various aspects of Latin America’s economic development. How does this format shape how we interpret Eduardo Galeano’s political perspective?

How does the book’s organization around various Latin American exports (e.g. gold, silver, tin, petroleum, sugar, coffee) impact the discussion of Latin American political and economic history?

As a journalist and writer of Latin American political and economic history, how does Galeano’s tone and style of writing fit or go against conventional academic or journalistic writing about Latin America?