Venezuela, the present as struggle : voices from the Bolivarian revolution / Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marquina, Cira Pascual, author.

Gilbert, Chris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Venezuela--History--1999-.

Venezuela.

Venezuela--Politics and government--1999-.

Venezuela--Social conditions--1999-.

Venezuelans--Interviews.

Venezuelans.

Manners and customs.

Politics and government.

Chávez Frías, Hugo.

Genre:

History.

Interviews.

Informational works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Comprised of a series of interviews conducted by Cira Pascual Marquina, professor at the Bolivarian University, and contextualized by author Chris Gilbert, this book seeks to open a window on grassroots Chavismo itself in the wake of Hugo Chávez's death. Feminist and housing activists, communards, organic intellectuals, and campesinos from around the country speak up in their own voices, defending the socialist project and pointing to what they see as revolutionary solutions to Venezuela's current crisis"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Communes and the reorganization of society

The commune is the supreme expression of participatory democracy: A conversation with Anacaona Marin

The commune and the 21st century socialism: A conversation with Robert Longa

Grapes of wrath in rural Venezuela: A conversation with Angel Prado

Building socialism from below: A conversation with Martha Lía Grajales

Rebuilding the hegemony of Chavismo: A conversation with Gerardo Rojas

The urban revolution: A conversation with Hernan Vargas

Oil, privatizations, and the economy

The past, present, and future of Venezuela's oil industry: A conversation with Carlos Mendoza Pottellá

Social inclusion is needed to overcome the crisis: A conversation with Luis Salas

Privatizing oil in Venezuela? A conversation with Victor Hugo Majano

How to get Venezuela's economy going again: A conversation with Luis Enrique Gavazut

The Orinoco mining arc's impact: A conversation with Emiliano Teran Mantovani

Heterodox and orthodox economics in Venezuela: A conversation with Luis Salas

Chávez, politics, and Nuestra América

Chávez and the continent of politics: A conversation with Chris Gilbert

Chávez, a mirror of the people: A Conversation with Edgar Pérez

What's been learned won't be easily forgotten: A conversation with Antonio González Plessman

Venezuela and its singularities: A conversation with Reinaldo Iturriza

Chávez and the twilight of capitalism: A conversation with Eduardo Rothe

Defunding Chávez's project today: A conversation with Elias Jaua

Everyday life in besieged Venezuela: A conversation with Jessica Dos Santos

Campesino and working-class struggles

Venezuela's Campesino struggle: A conversation with Kevin Rangel

Reconnecting agriculture to our cultural base: A conversation with Ana Felicien

Struggling against the "revolutionary bourgeoisie" in rural Venezuela: A conversation with Gerardo Sieveres and Arbonio Ortega

Building "Patria": A conversation with Sergio Requena

Campesinos defending Chávez's project: A conversation with Andrés Alayo

The role of the working class in Venezuela's crisis: A conversation with Pedro Eusse

Imperialism, fascism, and the defense of Bolivarian Venezuela

Venezuela's missile crisis: A conversation with Juan Contreras

Either Washington or Venezuela, savage capitalism or socialism: A conversation with Luis Britto García

Venezuela's constituent assembly and the rise of fascism: A conversation with Julio Escalona

Venezuela in the continental labyrinth: A conversation with Amílcar Figueroa

The worldwide struggle against fascism and the role of Marxism in the struggle: A conversation with Néstor Kohan

Economic downturns and state violence: A conversation with Andrés Antillano

Solidarity isn't a slogan, it's a process: A conversation with Vijay Prashad

Feminism, gender, and race

Women and the crisis in Venezuela: A conversation with Gioconda Mota

If socialism isn't feminist, it won't be emancipatory: A conversation with Indhira Libertad Rodríguez

A crisis of social reproduction in Venezuela: A conversation with Alba Carosio

Afro-Venezuelan culture and resistance: A conversation with Inés Pérez-Wilke.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58367-867-0