Even Eduardo Galeano himself dismisses that book as shortsighted. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/books/eduardo-galeano-disavows-his-book-the-open-veins.html

Even Eduardo Galeano himself dismisses that book as shortsighted. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/books/eduardo-galeano-disavows-his-book-the-open-veins.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/books/eduardo-galeano-disa... If you want a good view of the matter, please read Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond.