Venezuela under Hugo Chávez could be a model for peaceful revolution-or it could all be undone by the specters of the past
Gregory Wilpert is a sociologist, freelance journalist, and a former US Fulbright Scholar in Venezuela.
This fascinating study-deeply informed, penetrating in its
analysis, comprehensive in scope-explores the historical and
socioeconomic roots of the Venezuelan initiatives of recent years,
the conflicts they have engendered, the achievements and pitfalls,
the animating ideals of a genuinely participatory society, and the
prospects for realizing them in ways that, if successful, might
have significant impact not only for Latin America but well
beyond.
*Noam Chomsky*
Gregory Wilpert's book combines academic insight with perspectives
gained from living in Venezuela through the tumultuous years of the
Chavez administration. His book offers the best general
introduction to the complex politics of a country and a leader
making a profound impact on global politics at the dawn of this new
century.
*Daniel Hellinger*
Greg Wilpert knows Venezuela intimately and gives us the most
thorough and objective analysis of the Chavez government's policies
we are likely to find. A thoughtful and useful book for the 21st
century and, let us hope, beyond.
*Susan George*
Wilpert presents a detailed, comprehensive and balanced account of
the Bolivarian revolution.
*Science & Society*
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