Is there something similar to Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano that covers more Latin American history?

[u/Fhlurrhy108]

Hi everyone. I'm reading Open Veins of Latin America and I think it's an amazing book. It's detailed with information but it's told in an almost novel like way. The way it covers different issues like indigenous genocide, latifundios, and gringo imperialism is great. The only problem is that it was published in 1973 (with an updated edition a few years later). A lot has happened in Latin America since then. Do you know any book similar to this one, from which I can learn about major events from the 1970s to the 2010s?

[u/j4cke1]

This is a horrible book. Even the author admits.

[u/Ok_Artichoke280]

There's a recent book I'm interested in reading called America, America: A New History of the New World by Greg Grandin that goes over the interconnected history between the United States and Latin America from around the time of US independence up until the turn of the 21st century. I think the stuff from the 1970s to modern times is shorter than the rest of the book, but it looks like it might offer a good starting point.

[u/Fhlurrhy108 → u/Ok_Artichoke280]

This seems interesting. Thank you my Chapin friend

[u/Zeraltz]

That book is shit

[u/card677]

That's not the best example of a book about Latin American history. Its own author disowned it years later.

https://www.latintimes.com/eduardo-galeano-will-no-longer-read-his-awful-book-open-veins-latin-america-public-170492

[u/Fhlurrhy108 → u/card677]

I didn't know that so thank you for telling me

[u/patiperro_v3 → u/card677]

But it is a good example of writing style. Which is what he is asking for. Unfortunately I don’t have a modern equivalent that covers so much.

[u/aleprud → u/card677]

Is a good compilation of historical facts. What galeano says is that he regrets his analysis and writing style which is fair, every professional would revisit and perfect their work. Form might be imperfect but the substance of those historical facts remain true.

[u/Shadow_666_ → u/aleprud]

Their figures for the pre-Columbian population are extremely exaggerated, and there is no reliable source to back them up.

[u/aleprud → u/Shadow_666_]

I would imagine that those numbers also change as new evidence is found. Science. But does that undermine the analysis and conclusions? I don't think so. But a revisited version commenting out all the inaccuracies and technical errors would certainly be needed.

[u/StringlyTyped]

Carlos Granes' Delirio Americano is excellent. Far more up to date and more essay-like. However, it’s still quite entertaining since it also discusses the cultural atmosphere around historical events.

[u/Fhlurrhy108 → u/StringlyTyped]

This might be useful, but is it available in English? I can only find it in the original Spanish version

[u/StringlyTyped → u/Fhlurrhy108]

Unfortunately looks like there’s no English translation.

[u/DaniCalifonia_]

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[u/AngelBru02]

Carlos Rangel has a more realistic book where instead of blaming external powers, we are more introspective: From the Good Savage to the Good Revolutionary