The Revolution in Venezuela Social and Political Change under Chávez |
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Editor:
| Ponniah, Thomas Eastwood, Jonathan |
Contribution by:
| Armada, Francisco Chung, Haejoo Coronil, Fernando Corrales, Javier Espina, Gioconda Lander, Luis López Maya, Margarita Mahmood, Qamar Muntaner, Carles Rakowski, Cathy Williams, Mark Wilpert, Gregory Weisbrot, Mark |
Series title: | Series in Latin American Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-06138-5 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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Is Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution under Hugo Chávez truly revolutionary? Some see the president as a shining knight of socialism, while others see him as an avenging Stalinist strongman. But the Chávez government does not fall easily into a seamless fable of emancipatory or authoritarian history, as these distinguished essays make clear.
Is Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution under Hugo Chávez truly revolutionary? Some see the president as a shining knight of socialism, while others see him as an avenging Stalinist strongman. But the Chávez government does not fall easily into a seamless fable of emancipatory or authoritarian history, as these distinguished essays make clear.