At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had become the richest country in the region and one of the twenty richest ...
Today, he writes on Venezuela. In the course of the 20th century, Venezuela went from being one of the poorest countries in ...
Book abstract: At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had become the richest country in the region and one of the twenty ...
It gained full independence as a separate country in 1830. During the 19th century, Venezuela suffered political turmoil and autocracy, remaining dominated by regional caudillos (military strongmen) ...
Nicolás Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela for a new six-year term on Friday, consolidating his dictatorship amid protests from opposition parties and the United States that his election ...
His most recent book, Barrio Rising, offers an in-depth history of Venezuela's urban political politics in the second half of the twentieth century and will be published by University of California ...