The Battle of Venezuela

by Michael McCaughan

Book Overview

In August 2004, the Venezuelan public came out in record numbers to deliver an overwhelming vote of confidence. After many attempts to unseat him, Hugo Ch vez, the former military man who took the country first by coup and then by ballot, again emerged as the people's choice. It was, in his words, "a victory for the people of Venezuela."
Yet despite Ch vez's successes, having defended his post in six referenda, two elections and against one failed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158322680X
• ISBN13: 9781583226803
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

A must

A must read for anyone interested in the new developments in Venezuela and the South. McCaughan does a great job in setting the historical context and then elaborating on Chavez -- with a welcomed inclusion of pros and cons, such as personal ambitions versus citizens advances accomplished over the years.

excellent primer

With Venezuela and the Hugo Chavez government increasingly in the news today this important primer gives the reader a broad and comprehensive understanding of the rise of Chavez in Venezuela. McCaughan's engaged analysis informs an understanding of the rise to power of Hugo Chavez, the extent of his support and democratic legitimacy among the population of Venezuela, the background to his ideology and the political history of other social forces in Venezuelan society. For anyone interested in the development of Venezuela under Hugo Chavez and the new political pole emerging in South America this is an excellent book.