Revolutions in Cuba and Venezuela : one hope, two realities / Silvia Pedraza and Carlos A. Romero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pedraza, Silvia, 1946- author.

Romero, Carlos A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Venezuela.

Cuba.

Venezuela--Politics and government--1999-.

Venezuela--History--1999-.

Cuba--Politics and government.

Cuba--History--Revolution, 1959.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, [2023]

Summary:

"Comparing two consequential movements that shed light on the nature of revolution Revolutions in Cuba and Venezuela compares the sociopolitical processes behind two major revolutions-Cuba in 1959, when Fidel Castro came to power, and Venezuela in 1999, when Hugo ChaÌvez won the presidential election. With special attention to the Cuba-Venezuela alliance, particularly in regards to foreign policy and the trade of doctors for oil, Silvia Pedraza and Carlos Romero show that the geopolitical theater where these events played out determined the dynamics and reach of the revolutions.Updating and enriching the current understanding of the Cuban and Venezuelan revolutions, this study is unique in its focus on the massive exodus they generated. Pedraza and Romero argue that this factor is crucial for comprehending a revolution's capacity to succeed or fail. By externalizing dissent, refugees helped to consolidate the revolutions, but as the diasporas became significant political actors and the lifelines of each economy, they eventually served to undermine the social movements. Using comparative historical analysis and data collected through fieldwork in Cuba and Venezuela as well as from immigrant communities in the U.S., Pedraza and Romero discuss issues of politics, economics, migrations, authoritarianism, human rights, and democracy in two nations that hoped to make a better world through their revolutionary journeys. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book compares the sociopolitical processes behind two major revolutions-Cuba in 1959, when Fidel Castro came to power, and Venezuela in 1999, when Hugo Chávez won the presidential election"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1: Origins, Processes, and Outcomes of the Revolution and Its Consolidation

The Study of Revolutions

The Cuban Revolution: Democracy Betrayed

The Bolivarian Revolution on Trial

Part 2: Cuba's and Venezuela's International Relations 4. Cuba's Foreign Policy: Large Presence, Few Resources

Venezuela's Foreign Policy

Part 3: Cuba, Venezuela, and the United States: Alliance and Confrontation

The Cuba-Venezuela Alliance

The Impossible Triangle

Crisis in Cuba: Revolution and Reform

Crisis in Venezuela: Revolution and Reform

One Hope, Two Realities

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Pedraza, Silvia Revolutions in Cuba and Venezuela

ISBN:

1-68340-377-0

1-68340-347-9

OCLC:

1374425467