Hugo Chávez : socalist for the twenty-first century / Mike Gonzalez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gonzalez, Mike, 1943-

Series:

Revolutionary lives

Revolutionary lives.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chávez Frías, Hugo.

Presidents--Venezuela--Biography.

Presidents.

Venezuela.

Venezuela--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 154 pages : portraits ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London Pluto Press, 2014.

Summary:

When Hugo Chávez, then President of Venezuela, died in 2013, millions across the globe mourned. In an age where most politicians inspire only apathy and cynicism, Chávez's popularity, radicalism and vibrant personality were truly unique. This dramatic and intimate biography traces Chávez's life from an impoverished rural family to the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas. Mike Gonzalez shows how Chávez's 'Bolivarian revolution' aimed to complete Simón Bolívar's promise of a Latin America free from imperialism. Gonzalez details Chávez's close connection to the masses and how he enraged wealthy elites by declaring his support for twenty-first-century socialism. This ideal guide to Chávez's inspiring life and legacy concludes that the struggle for social justice can and must continue. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Plainsman 9

2 The Dream of Simón Bolívar 27

3 From Insurrection to Election 45

4 Episodes in the Class War 66

5 The Bolivarian Revolution Advances 91

6 The Contradictions of Twenty-first-century Socialism 113

7 The Legacy of Hugo Chávez 135.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN:

9780745334653

0745334652

9780745334660

0745334660

9781783710294

1783710292

9781783710317

1783710314

9781783710300

1783710306

OCLC:

871191004