Venezuela

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A concise book on Venezuela, told through the lens of oil on the country's politics, economy, culture, and international relations.

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Full title :Venezuela.

Summary

A concise book on Venezuela, told through the lens of oil on the country's politics, economy, culture, and international relations.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

Notes

How did the Venezuelan government try to recuperate from two failed coups?

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (265 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199783298, 0199783292
oclc:ocn948378110
LC Classification:F2321
Dewey Decimal:987

Venezuela; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Glossary; Introduction; Part One Venezuela Before Oil; What groups lived in Venezuela before the arrival of the Spaniards in the sixteenth century?; What is the origin of the name "Venezuela"?; How did Spanish colonial rule mark Venezuela?; What was the character of race relations in colonial society?; What was colonial society like for women?; What sparked the independence movement?; Why did the first movement for independence fail?; Why is the figure of Simón Bolívar so important and what is his legacy in Venezuela?

How is Bolívar remembered today?What happened in Venezuelan politics and society after Bolívar?; Why did José Antonio Páez emerge as the central figure after independence?; Why couldn't elites forge a consensus?; What was the importance of the Liberal Party?; Were the Federal Wars of 1858-1863 inevitable?; How did post-Federal War Venezuela evolve?; Who was Cipriano Castro and how did the Andeans come to dominate Venezuela?; Why did European powers blockade Venezuela in 1902?; What were social and racial conditions like on the eve of the twentieth century?

Part Two Venezuela in the Twentieth CenturyWhen w…