An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
261: Uruguay: The Tupamaros
November 23, 2022
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Eduardo Galeano
Context:
Explicitly mentioned as a book by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano that can be found in the Latin American history section of bookstores. Described as 'a classic of Latin American political historical writing' - a left-wing account of how Latin America has been betrayed by world capitalism, written in 1971.
Author: Hergé
Context:
Referenced as a comparison when discussing the romanticization of indigenous resistance in Latin America and the story of Tupac Amaru II. The hosts note 'This is all very Tintin... Tintin and the Picaros' and suggest Hergé was drawing on these Latin American revolutionary themes.