Changing Venezuela By Taking Power
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Changing Venezuela By Taking Power
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Author : Gregory Wilpert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Changing Venezuela By Taking Power written by Gregory Wilpert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Exposes the self-serving logic behind much middle-class opposition to Venezuela's elected leader, and explains the real reason for their alarm. This work argues that the Chavez government has instituted one of the progressive constitutions, but warns that they have yet to overcome the dangerous spectres of the country's past.
Changing Venezuela By Taking Power
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Author : Gregory Wilpert
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2020-05-05
Changing Venezuela By Taking Power written by Gregory Wilpert and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-05 with History categories.
Since coming to power in 1998, the Chavez government has inspired both fierce internal debate and horror amongst Western governments accustomed to counting on an obeisant regime in the oil-rich state. In this rich and resourceful study, Greg Wilpert exposes the self-serving logic behind much middle-class opposition to Venezuela's elected leader, and explains the real reason for their alarm. He argues that the Chavez government has instituted one of the world's most progressive constitutions, but warns that they have yet to overcome the dangerous specters of the country's past.
Hugo Ch Vez And The Bolivarian Revolution
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Author : Barry Cannon
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2013-07-19
Hugo Ch Vez And The Bolivarian Revolution written by Barry Cannon and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-19 with Political Science categories.
The emergence of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela has revived analysis of one of Latin America’s most enduring political traditions – populism. Yet Latin America has changed since the heyday of Perón and Evita. Globalisation, implemented through harsh IMF inspired Structural Adjustment Programmes, has taken hold throughout the region and democracy is supposedly the ‘only game in town’. This book examines the phenomenon that is Hugo Chávez within these contexts, assessing to what extent his government fits into established ideas on populism in Latin America. The book also provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of Chávez’s emergence, his government’s social and economic policies, its foreign policy, as well as assessing the charges of authoritarianism brought against him. Written in clear, accessible prose, the book carries debate beyond current polarised views on the Venezuelan president, to consider the prospects of the new Bolivarian model surviving beyond its leader and progenitor, Hugo Chávez.
Revolutionary Has No Clothes
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Author : A.C. Clark
language : en
Publisher: Encounter Books
Release Date : 2009-09-29
Revolutionary Has No Clothes written by A.C. Clark and has been published by Encounter Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
During the forty or so years that preceded Hugo Chavez’s seizing of power, Venezuela had the most stable democracy in Latin America, the fastest-growing economy and the highest standard of living in the region. After Chavez seized power in 1999, however, things have changed radically. Today, Venezuela can no longer be seen as a democracy and rather than attracting immigrants as it once did, Venezuelans themselves are fleeing the country. Yet, somehow, the vast majority of contemporary references to Venezuela and to Chavez’s rule are laudatory. In The Revolutionary Has No Clothes: Hugo Chavez’s Bolivarian Farce, A.C. Clark corrects this warped take on Hugo Chavez and the “Bolivarian Revolution” in Venezuela and skewers those grotesquely admiring portraits of Mr. Chavez painted by panegyrists from Noam Chomsky to Sean Penn. Clark explores Chavez’s embarrassing public displays, perilous policy platforms and close relationships with rogue states to reveal Chavez for what he truly is: a dangerous “buffoon” leading a once prosperous nation down a path to ruin. Most shockingly, Clark exposes both Chavez’s ambitions for asymmetrical warfare against the United States and Venezuela’s insidious lobbying network within our own borders. In the end, The Revolutionary Has No Clothes is the definitive portrait of one of the world’s depraved leaders and a disturbing chronicle of Venezuela’s decline from a prosperous democracy to an autocratic bully-state.
The Revolutionary Has No Clothes
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Author : A. C. Clark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Revolutionary Has No Clothes written by A. C. Clark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 'The Revolutionary Has No Clothes', A. C. Clark corrects this warped take on Chavez and his 'Bolivarian Revolution' in Venezuela. Clark analyzes Chavez's embarrassing public displays, policy platforms, and relationships with rogue states. Clark exposes the possibles Chavez's ambitions.
Hugo Chavez And The Bolivarian Revolution
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Author : Richard Gott
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2011-07-05
Hugo Chavez And The Bolivarian Revolution written by Richard Gott and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The authoritative first-hand account of contemporary Venezuela, Hugo Chávez places the country’s controversial and charismatic president in historical perspective, and examines his plans and programs. Welcomed in 1999 by the inhabitants of the teeming shanty towns of Caracas as their potential savior, and greeted by Washington with considerable alarm, this former golpista-turned-democrat took up the aims and ambitions of Venezuela’s liberator, Simón Bolívar. Now in office for over a decade, President Chávez has undertaken the most wide-ranging transformation of oil-rich Venezuela for half a century, and dramatically affected the political debate throughout Latin America. In this updated edition, Richard Gott reflects on the achievements of the Bolivarian revolution, and the challenges that lie ahead.
Extraordinary Threat
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Author : Justin Podur
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2021-07-20
Extraordinary Threat written by Justin Podur and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-20 with History categories.
The US foreign policy decisions behind six coup attempts against the Venezuelan government – and Venezuela's heightening precarity In March 2015, President Obama initiated sanctions against Venezuela, declaring a “national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the situation in Venezuela.” Each year, the US administration has repeated this claim. But, as Joe Emersberger and Justin Podur argue in their timely book, Extraordinary Threat, the opposite is true: It is the US policy of regime change in Venezuela that constitutes an “extraordinary threat” to Venezuelans. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans continue to die because of these ever-tightening US sanctions, denying people daily food, medicine, and fuel. On top of this, Venezuela has, since 2002, been subjected to repeated coup attempts by US-backed forces. In Extraordinary Threat, Emersberger and Podur tell the story of six coup attempts against Venezuela. This book deflates the myths propagated about the Venezuelan government’s purported lack of electoral legitimacy, scant human rights, and disastrous economic development record. Contrary to accounts lobbed by the corporate media, the real target of sustained U.S. assault on Venezuela is not the country’s claimed authoritarianism or its supposed corruption. It is Chavismo, the prospect that twenty-first century socialism could be brought about through electoral and constitutional means. This is what the US empire must not allow to succeed.
The Real Venezuela
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Author : Iain Bruce
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Release Date : 2008
The Real Venezuela written by Iain Bruce and has been published by Pluto Press (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Political Science categories.
A refreshing look at the meaning of socialism in Venezuela from the point of view of the country's ordinary citizens.
A Hero S Curse
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Author : Kajsa Norman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
A Hero S Curse written by Kajsa Norman and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.
"For nearly two hundred years Venezuela's political leaders have evoked the legacy of their liberator, Simón Bolívar, to stir popular support for their positions. While Bolívar's heroic struggle helped free a continent, his eventual affinity for dictatorial rule spawned a vicious cycle of liberation and tyranny that has haunted Venezuela ever since. A Hero's Curse is the story of modern Venezuelans whose lives have taken shape in the shadow of Bolívar and his most passionate disciple, Comandante Hugo Chávez. It chronicles the rise and fall of Chávez, but also tells the story of a new generation of leaders, and the tragic impact of Venezuela's "heroic" politics on ordinary citizens. Since the death of Chávez, the battle for Venezuela's future has intensified. Amidst a collapsing economy, escalating violence, and shortages of basic goods, there are increasing calls for a change of leadership. Rivals for power compete in their efforts to demonstrate to the masses that they are the new, true, Venezuelan hero come to set them free. Thus the stage is set for yet another turn in Venezuela's cycle of perpetual liberation."
Venezuela S Bolivarian Democracy
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Author : David Smilde
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2011-08-05
Venezuela S Bolivarian Democracy written by David Smilde and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-05 with History categories.
Looking beyond Hugo Chávez and the national government, contributors examine forms of democracy involving ordinary Venezuelans: in communal councils, cultural activities, blogs, community media, and other forums.