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  • A native of Venezuela, Miguel Tinker-Salas is one of America's foremost authorities on political and social issues confronting Latin America.
  • Venezuela is among the top ten oil exporters in the world and a founding member of OPEC, and its president, Hugo Chavez, has been an outspoken critic of American policy.
  • Concise but comprehensive coverage of an essential topic, in easily digestible Q&A format

   
Among the top ten oil exporters in the world and a founding member of OPEC, Venezuela currently supplies 11 percent of U.S. crude oil imports. But when the country elected the fiery populist politician Hugo Chavez in 1998, tensions rose with this key trading partner and relations have been strained ever since. 
   
In this concise, accessible introduction, Miguel Tinker-Salas—a native of Venezuela who has written extensively about the country—takes a broadly chronological approach to the history of Venezuela, but keeps oil and its effects on the country's politics, economy, culture, and international relations a central focus. After an introductory section that discusses the legacy of Spanish colonialism, Tinker-Salas explores the "The Era of the Gusher," a period which began with the discovery of oil in the early 1910s, encompassed the mid-century development and nationalization of the industry, and ended with a change of government in 1989 in response to widespread protests. Tinker-Salas also provides a detailed discussion of Hugo Chavez—his rise to power, his domestic, political and economic policies, and his high-profile forays into international relations. Arranged in helpful question-and-answer format that allows readers to search topics of particular interest, the book covers such questions as: Who is Simón Bolívar and why is he called the George Washington of Latin America? How did the discovery of oil change Venezuela's relationship to the U.S.? What forces were behind the coups of 1992? Does Chavez really want to be president for life? How does Venezuela interact with China, Russia, and Iran? And much more. 
   
Convenient, engaging, and written by a leading expert on the country, Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know offers a lively look at an increasingly important player on the world stage.

Index: 

I. Venezuela before Oil (General Background, History, Major Figures)
II. The Era of the Gusher, 1914-1989
III. Electoral Revolution: The Rise of Hugo Chavez
Domestic Politics
Social Policy
Economics
The Opposition
U.S. and Venezuela
Venezuela and Latin America
Venezuela and the World
The Future

About the author: 

Miguel Tinker-Salas is Arango Professor in Latin American History and Professor of History and Chicano/a Studies at Pomona College. He is the author of The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture and Citizenship in Venezuela.

"In this broad, accessible overview of the country's political history, Salas finds the roots of most, but not all, of today's problems in the rule of Hugo Chavez, who served as Venezuela's president from 1999 until his death in 2013." --Foreign Affairs
   

"This new entry in Oxford's ongoing series [is] an especially timely and valuable resource...Using a question-and-answer format that aids in scanning and searching, Salas offers an informative overview of his native country's history...Key context on a political hot spot." --Library Journal
   

"This is not just a reference book; it is an easily accessible history of the country of Venezuela. Formatted into questions and answers, Salas has written a fair-minded text for the reader interested in knowing more about the country's history and politics or the researcher looking for an up-to-date reference work. Every popular movement, every coup, and every major economic influence important to the nation of Venezuela is discussed here." --Counterpunch
  

"Tinker Salas brings to life the political, economic, and social foundations of the three political regimes that organized Venezuelan political life between 1948 and 2015." -- David J. Myers, Latin American Research Review

Product details

ISBN : 9780199783281

Author: 
Miguel Tinker Salas
Pages
264 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
140 x 206 mm
Pub date
May 2015
Series
What Everyone Needs to Know
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Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know®