Open Veins of Latin America

Five centuries of the pillage of a continent

Eduardo Galeano's classic analysis of the effects and causes of capitalist underdevelopment in Latin America presents a clear, passionate account of almost 500 years of the history of the continent. He shows how foreign companies reaped huge profits from their operations in Latin America. He explains the politics of the Latin American bourgeoisies and their subservience to foreign powers, and how they interacted to create increasingly unequal capitalist societies. With an introduction by Isabel Allende.