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The Real Venezuela: Making Socialism in the 21st Century
Iain Bruce
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Description for The Real Venezuela: Making Socialism in the 21st Century
Paperback. A refreshing look at the meaning of socialism in Venezuela from the point of view of the country's ordinary citizens. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JPFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Venezuela has become a huge source of hope and inspiration for the Left throughout the world. Some see it as a shining example of how to begin building a successful socialist state, but Western leaders see it as a dangerous enemy and accuse Chávez of being a dictator. This book reveals the truth by examining the country from the ground up.
Iain Bruce explores the political changes underway in Venezuela at the level of the lives of ordinary people. Through grassroots investigations and extended interviews, he explores a series of key transformations in Venezuela: a ... Read more
Venezuela has become a huge source of hope and inspiration for the Left throughout the world. Some see it as a shining example of how to begin building a successful socialist state, but Western leaders see it as a dangerous enemy and accuse Chávez of being a dictator. This book reveals the truth by examining the country from the ground up.
Iain Bruce explores the political changes underway in Venezuela at the level of the lives of ordinary people. Through grassroots investigations and extended interviews, he explores a series of key transformations in Venezuela: a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745327365
SKU
V9780745327365
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About Iain Bruce
Iain Bruce is a British journalist and filmmaker who has made documentaries for Channel 4 and the BBC. During 2004 and 2005 he was BBC correspondent in Caracas, Venezuela. Currently he is an adviser to Telesur, the Latin American news channel based in Venezuela. He is the author of The Real Venezuela (Pluto, 2008) and The Porto Alegre Alternative: Direct ... Read more
Reviews for The Real Venezuela: Making Socialism in the 21st Century
'A first-class study of the reality of the Bolivarian revolution in all its complexity'
Diana Raby, Senior Fellow in Latin American Studies, University of Liverpool, and author of Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism Today 'An excellent new study of Venezuela ... Bruce calls attention to perhaps the aspect that counts most: what does Venezuela's 21st century socialism ... Read more
Diana Raby, Senior Fellow in Latin American Studies, University of Liverpool, and author of Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism Today 'An excellent new study of Venezuela ... Bruce calls attention to perhaps the aspect that counts most: what does Venezuela's 21st century socialism ... Read more