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Eduardo Galeano's Open Veins of Latin America looks at the political, economic and social history of Latin America. Mr. Galeano argues that the More Developed Countries played a main role in the "Lesser Developed Country" status Latin America has been accustomed to. Throughout the book he gives examples of how the M.D.C are responsible for the social hierarchy that has formed over generations. This hierarchy sees the peasants, who assemble the population, of this agriculturally abundant land starving while the few acquire riches and control the destiny of the land and its people. Galeano takes you through the history of Latin America from the discovery of this great land by Christopher Columbus to the 1970's. He will argue that the riches of the land have bonded the people of the America's to poverty and suffering. The invasion of Latin America first began with Spain and Portugal in the 1500's, than gave way to Britain in the 1800's and finally ended in the hands of the United States in the 20th Century. Its has seen political and economic power concentrated in a few, instituted by the ones that colonized, that do not have the peoples best wishes in mind. Instead, their main goal was to
Latin America has been caught, tamed and harnessed; slowly withering away in a cage made of gold. The only way this can be done is through revolutionary strategies. Death of millions and starvation of the rest; the result of their insanity. Galeano defends his arguments by paying close attention to detail, detail of the countries history, of the peoples suffering and gives detailed accounts of what colonization has resulted in. Open Veins of Latin America explains why the Americas are in the condition they are and this gives it credibility. As Galeano so delicately put it, "the rebirth of Latin America must start with the overthrow of its masters, country by country. Spain was the first to plague Latin America. If I knew of the generations lost to benefit the few. They knew but didn't care, it was all in the name of their country and it's power. A is not an independent entity; it exports raw materials and imports secondary products and falls in the economic market when these raw materials fall in value. It is plain to see the books purpose was not to make any money, for it was than he would have praised instead of convict potential buying markets. That eventually opened the doors for sugar, cotton, coffee, and other agriculturally grown products to be harvested and exported.
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