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Venezuela : Hugo Chávez and the decline of an "exceptional democracy"

Before 1989, US scholars emphasized Venezuela's status as an exceptional Latin American nation. Most importantly, it served as an ideal model for US policy in Latin America. All this changed in the mass unrest during the week of February 27, 1989. This book explores the changing attitudes about Venezuela and it's role in the rest of the world.
Print Book, English, 2007
Rowman & Littlefield Pub., Lanham, 2007
xvi, 220 p. ; 23 cm.
9780742554559, 9780742554566, 0742554554, 0742554562
1170898304
Introduction: New Perspectives and the Chávez PhenomenonPart I: Theoretical, Historical, and International BackgroundChapter 1: The Venezuelan Exceptionalism Thesis: Separating Myth from RealityChapter 2: Venezuelan Social Conflict in a Global ContextPart II: Oil and Economic PolicyChapter 3: U.S. Oil Companies in Venezuela: The Forging of an Enduring AllianceChapter 4: Chávez and the Search for an Alternative to NeoliberalismPart III: Labor and RaceChapter 5: Trade Autonomy and the Emergence of a New Labor Movement in Venezuela Chapter 6: Ethnicity and Revolution: The Political Economy of Racism in VenezuelaPart IV: Social MovementsChapter 7: Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution: Who Are the Chavistas? Chapter 8: Social Movements in a Polarized Setting: Myths of Venezuelan Civil SocietyPart V: Electoral Politics, Social Change, and U.S. ReactionChapter 9: When "No" Means "Yes to Revolution": Electoral Politics in Bolivarian VenezuelaChapter 10: Confronting Hugo Chávez: United States "Democracy Promotion" in Latin America