Conflict and Political Change in Venezuela / Daniel H. Levine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levine, Daniel H., author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 1416

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Students--Political activity--Venezuela.

Students.

Education--Venezuela.

Education.

Political parties--Venezuela.

Political parties.

Venezuela--Politics and government--1958-1974.

Venezuela.

Venezuela--Social conditions--1958-1999.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Venezuela has had a long and bloody history of military dictatorships. Yet, since 1958, it has developed one of the few effective, competitive democracies in Latin America. To explain this transformation Daniel H. Levine analyzes the development of modern mass-based political parties with pervasive organizations and commanding strong loyalties; the changing structure and content of social and political conflict; and the gradual emergence of common norms governing political behavior.This book does not pretend to be a general survey of Venezuelan politics. Rather, it is an attempt to understand, for both theoretical and practical purposes, the development of shared "rules of the game" for political action in a heterogeneous society. Once these norms are accepted by key elites, and then imposed on recalcitrant oppositions, they provide a means of controlling and managing political conflict without eliminating it.Mr. Levine's conclusions are based primarily on case studies of specific political conflicts. His study of conflicts over educational reform uncovers the conditions in which a traditional sector of society-Catholic groups and institutions-moved from violent, total opposition to the political system to a position of accommodation. In the second case study he examines the role of students in politics, with special reference to the integration of students in national patterns of conflict and opposition.Originally published in 1973.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

TABLES

FIGURES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER 1. The Problem

CHAPTER 2. The Setting

CHAPTER 3. The Party System: Conflict, Conciliation, and Exclusion

CHAPTER 4. Catholics and Seculars: Toward Polarization

CHAPTER 5. Catholics and Seculars: Toward the Isolation of Conflict

CHAPTER 6. Students and Conflict

CHAPTER 7. Students and Conflict: The Role of Political Parties

CHAPTER 8. Conflict, Organization, and Change

CHAPTER 9. Conflict and Consensus: Operative Norms

CHAPTER 10. Conclusions: The Future of Conflict

GLOSSARY

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Earlier version presented as the author's thesis, Yale.

Bibliography: p. 267-277.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781400870042

1400870046

OCLC:

902958298