Venezuela Speaks!: Voices from the Grassroots Contributor(s): Fox, Michael (Editor), Martinez, Carlos (Editor), Farrell, Jojo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1604861088 ISBN-13: 9781604861082 Publisher: PM Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Latin America - South America - History | United States - 21st Century |
Dewey: 987.064 |
LCCN: 2009901390 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: For the last decade, Venezuela's "Bolivarian Revolution" has captured international attention. Poverty, inequality, and unemployment have all dropped, while health, education, and living standards have seen a commensurate rise. The international mainstream media has focused predominantly on Venezuela's controversial leader, President Hugo Chavez, who has routinely been in the headlines. But without the active participation of large and diverse sectors of society, Chavez's moment on the scene would have ended long ago. Venezuela Speaks!: Voices from the Grassroots is a collection of interviews with activists and participants from across Venezuela's social movements. From community media to land reform; cooperatives to communal councils, from the labor movement to the Afro-Venezuelan network, Venezuela Speaks! sheds light on the complex realities within the Bolivarian Revolution. These interviews offer a compelling oral history of Venezuela's democratic revolution, from the bottom up. |