Tomás Straka is a professor at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello and member of the National Academy of History (Venezuela).Guillermo Guzmán Mirabal is a professor at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in several courses related to contemporary and business history. He authored the book Del Acuerdo de Ginebra a la Rebelión del Rupununi. Tres años del proceso de recuperación de la Guayana Esequiba (1966–1969).Alejandro E. Cáceres lectures postgraduate courses in economic and business history (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello), and business strategy (IESA Management School, Venezuela). Among his works are De Las Concesiones A La Nueva Pdvsa: Cien Años De Industria Petrolera.

Author expertise in history, business, and economic history shows in this new edition. An introduction follows acronyms, a low-contrast map, and chronology for the period 1498 to early 2017 that omits only a few years or short spans of time. . . Alphabetically organized entries of the dictionary show cross-references by displaying any term that also appears elsewhere as an article heading in bold face at first appearance within an entry. See and see also references precede headings in all capitals. . . Appendixes offer general reference, presidents. . . population, and demographic and economic data. Maduro appears among dictionary entries. The bibliography is organized topically, with a wide range of historic and recent references. Primarily for comprehensive and Latin American studies reference collections.Summing Up: Recommended. All levels/libraries.

• Editor´s ForewordAcknowledgmentReader´s NotesAcronyms and AbbreviationsMapChronologyIntroductionTHE DICTIONARYAppendixes1 Venezuela at a Glance2 Presidents3 Population4 Population Pyramid5 Racial Structure6 Real GDP 7 Inflation BibliographyAbout the Authors