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Gunboats, corruption, and claims : foreign intervention in Venezuela, 1899-1908 / Brian S. McBeth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McBeth, B. S. (Brian Stuart), 1951-
- Series:
- Contributions in Latin American studies 1054-6790 ; no. 20.
- Contributions in Latin American studies, 1054-6790 ; no. 20
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Venezuela--Foreign relations--1830-1935.
- Venezuela.
- International relations.
- Political corruption--Venezuela.
- Political corruption.
- Castro, Cipriano, 1856?-1924.
- Castro, Cipriano.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 307 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Analyzes the relationship between the Venezuelan government of Cipriano Castro and foreign governments and companies during the first decade of the 20th century.
- Contents:
- 1 Tachira Comes of Age 5
- 2 Castro Invades 21
- 3 Foreign Capital and Intervention 39
- 4 Matos and Foreign Companies 53
- 5 Matos Launches His Revolution 63
- 6 The "Peaceful Blockade" 81
- 7 Castro: Xenophobe or Blackmailer? 105
- 8 Diplomatic Relations Deteriorate 133
- 9 Castro Starts to Lose His Grip 151
- 10 Castro's World Collapses 171
- 11 A New Government in Venezuela 213
- 12 La Rehabilitacion 241.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-285) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0313313563
- OCLC:
- 43684656
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