Venezuela

Hugo Chavez and the Decline of an "Exceptional Democracy"

AvSteve Ellner,Miguel Tinker Salas

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

This authoritative book offers a comprehensive assessment of contemporary Venezuela. Analyzing the multifaceted phenomenon of Hugo Chávez, leading scholars move beyond his flamboyant style to focus on the concerns of popular social and political movements. The book challenges the misleading notions that for several decades glorified Venezuelan "exceptionalism" and minimized the role of important actors. After setting the historical and socio-economic contexts, the contributors explore racial issues, social and labor movements, electoral politics, economic and oil policy, and United States support for the Venezuelan opposition. Underscoring the complexity of Chávez and his popularity, the book highlights the need to avoid simplistic assessments of the past and present and offers a clear-eyed understanding of Venezuelan reality today.Contributions by: Christopher I. Clement, Steve Ellner, Maria Pilar García Guadilla, Daniel Hellinger, Jesús María Herrera Salas, Edgardo Lander, Dick Parker, Miguel Tinker Salas, and Cristóbal Valencia Ramírez

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-12-07
Mått:155 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:349 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom
Antal sidor:236
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742554566

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Mer om författaren

Steve Ellner is professor at the Universidad de Oriente, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Miguel Tinker Salas is Arango Professor of Latin American History and Chicano/a studies at Pomona College.

Recensioner i media

The authors of this edited volume provide a generally positive portrayal of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and the reforms he has introduced since he was first elected in 1998. Recommended.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: New Perspectives and the Chávez PhenomenonPart I: Theoretical, Historical, and International BackgroundChapter 1: The Venezuelan Exceptionalism Thesis: Separating Myth from RealityChapter 2: Venezuelan Social Conflict in a Global ContextPart II: Oil and Economic PolicyChapter 3: U.S. Oil Companies in Venezuela: The Forging of an Enduring AllianceChapter 4: Chávez and the Search for an Alternative to NeoliberalismPart III: Labor and RaceChapter 5: Trade Autonomy and the Emergence of a New Labor Movement in Venezuela Chapter 6: Ethnicity and Revolution: The Political Economy of Racism in VenezuelaPart IV: Social MovementsChapter 7: Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution: Who Are the Chavistas? Chapter 8: Social Movements in a Polarized Setting: Myths of Venezuelan Civil SocietyPart V: Electoral Politics, Social Change, and U.S. ReactionChapter 9: When "No" Means "Yes to Revolution": Electoral Politics in Bolivarian VenezuelaChapter 10: Confronting Hugo Chávez: United States "Democracy Promotion" in Latin America