Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution

by Gott, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781844677115
• ISBN10: 1844677117
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-05
• Publisher: VERSO

Summary

The authoritative first-hand account of contemporary Venezuela, Hugo Ch#xC3;#xA1;vez places the country#xE2;#xAC;"s controversial and charismatic president in historical perspective, and examines his plans and programs. Welcomed in 1999 by the inhabitants of the teeming shanty towns of Caracas as their potential savior, and greeted by Washington with considerable alarm, this former golpista-turned-democrat took up the aims and ambitions of Venezuela#xE2;#xAC;"s liberator, sim#xC3;#xB3;n Bolivar. Now in office for over a decade, President Ch#xC3;#xA1;vez has undertaken the most wide-ranging transformation of oil-rich Venezuela for half a century, and dramatically affected the political debate throughout Latin America. In this updated edition, Richard Gott reflects on the achievements of the Bolivarian revolution, and the challenges that lie ahead.

Author Biography

Richard Gott is a former Latin America correspondent and features editor for the Guardian. A specialist in Latin American affairs, his books include Cuba: A New History, Guerrilla Movements in Latin America, The Appeasers (with Martin Gilbert), Land Without Evil, Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution, and Britain’s Empire. He is currently an honorary research fellow at the institute for the study of the Americas at the University of London.