The Magical State - Nature, Money, and Modernity in Venezuela (Paperback, New edition)

In 1935, after the death of dictator General Juan Vicente Gomez, Venezuela consolidated its position as the world's major oil exporter and began to establish what today is South America's longest-lasting democratic regime. Endowed with the power of state oil wealth, successive presidents appeared as transcendent figures who could magically transform Venezuela into a modern nation. During the 1974-78 oil boom, dazzling development projects promised finally to effect this transformation. Yet now the state must struggle to appease its foreign creditors, counter a declining economy, and contain a discontented citizenry. In critical dialogue with contemporary social theory, Fernando Coronil examines key transformations in Venezuela's polity, culture, and economy, recasting theories of development and highlighting the relevance of these processes for other postcolonial nations. The result is a timely and compelling historical ethnography of political power at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary reflections on modernity and the state.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1997
First published:	November 1997
Authors:	Fernando Coronil
Dimensions:	231 x 158 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	466
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-11602-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
LSN:	0-226-11602-6
Barcode:	9780226116020

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