Las Venas Abiertas de América Latina (Narración en Castellano) [Open Veins of Latin America]
Biblioteca Eduardo Galeano, Libro 11 [Eduardo Galeano Library, Book 11]
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Diego López
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Eduardo Galeano
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Escribí Las venas para difundir ideas ajenas y experiencias propias que quizás ayuden un poquito, en su realista medida, a despejar los interrogantes que nos persiguen desde siempre: ¿es América Latina una región del mundo condenada a la humillación y a la pobreza? ¿Condenada por quién? ¿Culpa de Dios, culpa de la naturaleza? ¿No será la desgracia un producto de la historia, hecha por los hombres y que por los hombres puede, por lo tanto, ser deshecha? Este libro fue escrito con la intención de divulgar ciertos hechos que la historia oficial, historia contada por los vencedores, esconde o miente. Sé que pudo resultar sacrílego que este manual de divulgación hable de economía política en el estilo de una novela de amor o de piratas. Creo que no hay vanidad en la alegría de comprobar, al cabo del tiempo, que Las venas no ha sido un libro mudo.
Please note: This audiobook is in Castilian Spanish.
©2003 Siglo XXI de España Editores, S. A., 2003 (P)2020 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
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In 1992, the deadliest year in Chicago’s history, seven-year-old Dantrell Davis was shot and killed in front of his elementary school inside the public housing complex Cabrini-Green. What happened to Dantrell led to a truce among Chicago’s gangs, but it also ignited a national panic about poverty and violence in America’s cities. Dantrell’s name would soon be used to demolish all of Chicago’s high-rise public housing, displacing tens of thousands of low-income families.
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This story is NEEDED
- By Anonymous User on 12-06-24
By: Ben Austen, and others
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Flannery O'Connor and the Scandal of Faith
- By: Jessica Hooten Wilson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jessica Hooten Wilson
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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Across six revealing lectures, Professor Jessica Hooten Wilson will introduce you to one of the 20th century’s most fascinating and divisive writers in Flannery O’Connor and the Scandal of Faith. Beginning with an overview of her brief but remarkable life, Professor Wilson will then take you through an exploration of themes in O’Connor’s work and the hallmarks of her literary style. You’ll get a clearer picture of O’Connor’s historical and geographical context while digging into how her stories can transcend time and place.
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One of a kind and not in a good way.
- By Anonymous User on 12-05-24
By: Jessica Hooten Wilson, and others
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization.
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Golden Horde/Platinum Listen
- By Anonymous User on 12-11-13
By: Jack Weatherford
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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it's Nearly perfect
- By Anonymous User on 09-16-20
By: Malcolm X, and others
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- By: Scott Lewis
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Length: 31 hrs and 37 mins
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Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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An interesting set of introductions.
- By Anonymous User on 05-30-19
By: Scott Lewis
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The Pagan World
- Ancient Religions Before Christianity
- By: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Hans-Friedrich Mueller
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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In The Pagan World: Ancient Religions Before Christianity, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives. Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller, of Union College in Schenectady, New York, makes this ancient world come alive in 24 lectures with captivating stories of intrigue, artifacts, illustrations, and detailed descriptions from primary sources of intriguing personalities.
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The Pagan World
- By Anonymous User on 03-28-20
By: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, and others
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The Rise of Rome
- By: The Great Courses, Gregory S. Aldrete
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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The Roman Republic is one of the most breathtaking civilizations in world history. Between roughly 500 BCE to the turn of the millennium, a modest city-state developed an innovative system of government and expanded into far-flung territories across Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. This powerful civilization inspired America's founding fathers, gifted us a blueprint for amazing engineering innovations, left a vital trove of myths, and has inspired the human imagination for 2,000 years.
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Very good, but doesn't stand out
- By Anonymous User on 02-08-18
By: The Great Courses, and others
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Helter Skelter
- The True Story of the Manson Murders
- By: Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 26 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the 20th century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers. What motivated Manson in his seemingly mindless selection of victims, and what was his hold over the young women who obeyed his orders? Now available for the first time in unabridged audio, the gripping story of this famous and haunting crime is brought to life by acclaimed narrator Scott Brick.
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Everything I remembered about the case was wrong..
- By Anonymous User on 06-22-12
By: Vincent Bugliosi, and others
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Fingerprints of the Gods
- The Quest Continues
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
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Fingerprints of the Gods is the revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of listeners throughout the world to change their preconceptions about the history behind modern society. An intellectual detective story, this unique history audiobook directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain.
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Classic in Historical Mysteries
- By Anonymous User on 09-05-19
By: Graham Hancock
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The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean
- By: M. Doreal
- Narrated by: John Marino
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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The history of the tablets translated in the following book is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists. Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years. The writer is Thoth, an Atlantean Priest-King, who founded a colony in ancient Egypt after the sinking of the mother country. He was the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, erroneously attributed to Cheops. In it he incorporated his knowledge of the ancient wisdom and also securely secreted records and instruments of ancient Atlantis.
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Excellence...
- By Anonymous User on 04-21-18
By: M. Doreal
What listeners say about Las Venas Abiertas de América Latina (Narración en Castellano) [Open Veins of Latin America]
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- Anonymous User
- 01-13-23
Historicamente acertado, pero errado en su vision
Galeano hace una descripcion muy exacta historicamente de lo sicedido en America desde el punto de vista historico-politico. Elproblema es que puso todas sus esperanzas en la revolucion Cubana, que termino siendo mas fascistoide que las tiranias de esa epoca. Como quiera es un libro del que aprendi mucho, tanto por su valor historico, como por la comprension de lo que significo la revolucion Cubana en ese momento, y lo que significo despues.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-31-21
lectura obligatoria
la encuentro tarde en mi vida, pero que escrituras mas importantes, para entender las circunstancias de nuestra Latinoamérica
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- Anonymous User
- 07-03-23
Currículo escolar en toda Latinoamérica
Este libro junto con El Espejo Enterrado (Carlos Fuentes) debe ser requisito en sistema de educación para entender(nos) a Latinoamérica. También recomiendo que se lea (o escuche) con Guns, Germs, and Steel (Diamond) y Why Nations Fail (Acemoglu & Robinson)
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- Anonymous User
- 10-18-22
Lectura obligada para entender el presente
Increíble trabajo, crudo y esclarecedor relato. Libro obligado para entender la historia, pasado y presente de Latinoamérica. Sin duda, una de esas obras que te cambia la vida.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-15-24
te atrapa de principio a fin
es un libro que te tienes que escuchar o leer para entender porque somos subdesarrollados y lo seremos.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-29-20
Excelente libro, actual 50 años después
Contenido extenso, preciso e invita a la reflexión. Latinoamérica retratada desde la conquista. Vale la pena escucharlo.
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