The Revolution in Venezuela - Social and Political Change under Chavez (Paperback)

Is Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution under Hugo Chavez truly revolutionary? Most books and articles tend to view the Chavez government in an either-or fashion. Some see the president as the shining knight of twenty-first-century socialism, while others see him as an avenging Stalinist strongman. Despite passion on both sides, the Chavez government does not fall easily into a seamless fable of emancipatory or authoritarian history, as these essays make clear. A range of distinguished authors consider the nature of social change in contemporary Venezuela and explore a number of themes that help elucidate the sources of the nation's political polarization. The chapters range from Fernando Coronil's "Bolivarian Revolution," which examines the relationship between the state's social body (its population) and its natural body (its oil reserves), to an insightful look at women's rights by Cathy A. Rakowski and Gioconda Espina. This volume shows that, while the future of the national process is unclear, the principles elaborated by the Chavez government are helping articulate a new Latin American left.

General

Imprint:	Harvard University, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Series on Latin American Studies
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	July 2011
Editors:	Thomas Ponniah • Jonathan Eastwood
Contributors:	Francisco Armada • Haejoo Chung • Fernando Coronil • Javier Corrales • Gioconda Espina • Luis Lander • Margarita Lopez Maya • Qamar Mahmood
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-06138-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-674-06138-1
Barcode:	9780674061385

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