Open Veins of Latin America
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Open Veins of Latin America is a seminal 1971 work of political and economic history that critiques centuries of colonial and imperial exploitation in Latin America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Open Veins of Latin America canonical | 2 |
| Las venas abiertas de América Latina | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Open Veins of Latin America Context triple: [Eduardo Galeano, notableWork, Open Veins of Latin America]
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A.
Nuestra América
Nuestra América is an influential 1891 essay by José Martí that calls for Latin American unity, cultural independence, and resistance to imperialism.
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B.
The Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America
The Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America is a non-fiction book that analyzes Latin America’s political, economic, and social transformations in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, challenging stereotypes of the region as perpetually unstable or stagnant.
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C.
The Revolution Betrayed
The Revolution Betrayed is Leon Trotsky’s seminal 1936 analysis of the degeneration of the Soviet Union under Stalin and a foundational critique of bureaucratic socialism.
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D.
The Wretched of the Earth
The Wretched of the Earth is a seminal 1961 anti-colonial work by Frantz Fanon that analyzes the psychological and political impacts of colonialism and advocates revolutionary struggle for liberation.
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E.
El Verbo de la Revolución
El Verbo de la Revolución was the celebrated honorific title given to Colombian independence leader Camilo Torres Tenorio for his powerful revolutionary oratory and writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Open Veins of Latin America Target entity description: Open Veins of Latin America is a seminal 1971 work of political and economic history that critiques centuries of colonial and imperial exploitation in Latin America.
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A.
Nuestra América
Nuestra América is an influential 1891 essay by José Martí that calls for Latin American unity, cultural independence, and resistance to imperialism.
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B.
The Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America
The Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America is a non-fiction book that analyzes Latin America’s political, economic, and social transformations in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, challenging stereotypes of the region as perpetually unstable or stagnant.
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C.
The Revolution Betrayed
The Revolution Betrayed is Leon Trotsky’s seminal 1936 analysis of the degeneration of the Soviet Union under Stalin and a foundational critique of bureaucratic socialism.
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D.
The Wretched of the Earth
The Wretched of the Earth is a seminal 1961 anti-colonial work by Frantz Fanon that analyzes the psychological and political impacts of colonialism and advocates revolutionary struggle for liberation.
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E.
El Verbo de la Revolución
El Verbo de la Revolución was the celebrated honorific title given to Colombian independence leader Camilo Torres Tenorio for his powerful revolutionary oratory and writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ political history book ⓘ |
| author | Eduardo Galeano ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Uruguay ⓘ |
| criticizes |
European colonial powers
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United States foreign policy ⓘ economic dependency structures ⓘ |
| describes |
exploitation of indigenous peoples
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resource extraction in Latin America ⓘ role of multinational corporations ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | Cedric Belfrage ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion |
Caribbean
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Central America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-imperialist
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left-wing ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a classic of Latin American political literature
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controversial among liberal and conservative critics ⓘ widely read in Latin American studies ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ other languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxism
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dependency theory ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Latin America
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colonialism ⓘ dependency theory ⓘ economic exploitation ⓘ imperialism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of European colonialism in Latin America
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critique of United States intervention in Latin America ⓘ influence on Latin American leftist thought ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Las venas abiertas de América Latina
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linked to:
Open Veins of Latin America
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| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | Siglo XXI Editores ⓘ |
| structure |
essayistic analysis
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historical narrative ⓘ |
| subjectOf | political debates in Latin America ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
colonial era in Latin America
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post-independence Latin America ⓘ |
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linked to: Open Veins of Latin America