H. Micheal Tarver, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Latin American History and a Corresponding Member of the Venezuelan National Academy of History.Francisco Soto Oráa is Associate Professor of History at the Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela, and founder and coordinator of the Grupo de Estudios Venezuela – Estados Unidos (GEVEU).

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• Series Foreword by Frank W. Thackeray and John E. FindlingPrefaceAcknowledgmentsTimeline of Historical Events1. A Petroleum Republic2. Venezuela to 16003. The Colonial Era to 18104. Movements toward Independence, 1810–18305. The Age of Caudillismo, 1830–18986. Restoration and Rehabilitation, 1899–19357. The Emergence of Modern Venezuela, 1935–19588. The Return of Democracy, 1959–19639. The Institutionalization of Democracy, 1964–197310. Venezuelan Boom and Bust, 1974–198811. Chaos, Futility, and Incompetence, 1989–199812. The Age of Chavismo, 1999–201313. The Socialist Collapse, 2013–201814. A Turbulent Process, 2018–202415. An Uncertain FutureNotable People in the History of VenezuelaGlossary of Selected TermsBibliographic EssayIndex

H. Micheal Tarver, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Latin American History and a Corresponding Member of the Venezuelan National Academy of History.Francisco Soto Oráa is Associate Professor of History at the Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela, and founder and coordinator of the Grupo de Estudios Venezuela – Estados Unidos (GEVEU).

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• Series Foreword by Frank W. Thackeray and John E. FindlingPrefaceAcknowledgmentsTimeline of Historical Events1. A Petroleum Republic2. Venezuela to 16003. The Colonial Era to 18104. Movements toward Independence, 1810–18305. The Age of Caudillismo, 1830–18986. Restoration and Rehabilitation, 1899–19357. The Emergence of Modern Venezuela, 1935–19588. The Return of Democracy, 1959–19639. The Institutionalization of Democracy, 1964–197310. Venezuelan Boom and Bust, 1974–198811. Chaos, Futility, and Incompetence, 1989–199812. The Age of Chavismo, 1999–201313. The Socialist Collapse, 2013–201814. A Turbulent Process, 2018–202415. An Uncertain FutureNotable People in the History of VenezuelaGlossary of Selected TermsBibliographic EssayIndex

H. Micheal Tarver, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Latin American History and a Corresponding Member of the Venezuelan National Academy of History.Francisco Soto Oráa is Associate Professor of History at the Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela, and founder and coordinator of the Grupo de Estudios Venezuela – Estados Unidos (GEVEU).

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• Series Foreword by Frank W. Thackeray and John E. FindlingPrefaceAcknowledgmentsTimeline of Historical Events1. A Petroleum Republic2. Venezuela to 16003. The Colonial Era to 18104. Movements toward Independence, 1810–18305. The Age of Caudillismo, 1830–18986. Restoration and Rehabilitation, 1899–19357. The Emergence of Modern Venezuela, 1935–19588. The Return of Democracy, 1959–19639. The Institutionalization of Democracy, 1964–197310. Venezuelan Boom and Bust, 1974–198811. Chaos, Futility, and Incompetence, 1989–199812. The Age of Chavismo, 1999–201313. The Socialist Collapse, 2013–201814. A Turbulent Process, 2018–202415. An Uncertain FutureNotable People in the History of VenezuelaGlossary of Selected TermsBibliographic EssayIndex