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More copies of this ISBN:Cowboy in Caracas: A North American's Memoir of Venezuela's Democratic Revolutionby Charles Hardy
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:No president today is more controversial than Venezuela's Hugo Chvez Fras. Elected in a landslide in 1998, he promised a peaceful revolution. That peaceful dream became a nightmare when Chvez was overthrown in a coup d'tat in 2002. Surprisingly, he was brought back to power by his supporters, mostly barrio dwellers, within forty-eight hours. Although Chvez continues to be dogged by controversy, he stays in power because of these supporters who see themselves as active participants in a democratic revolution. As a former Catholic priest who has lived in Venezuela for the past twenty years and spent eight of those years in a cardboard-and-tin shack in one of Caracas'barrios, Charles Hardy is in a unique position to explain what is taking place. Cowboy in Caracas: A North American's Memoir of Venezuela's Democratic Revolutiongives the reader insight into the Venezuelan reality, using an anecdotal presentation drawn from the writer's personal experiences. Charles Hardyhas been writing and speaking about the political and social reality of Latin America for over forty years. He has visited almost every Central and South American country. James Russellis the author of five books, including After the Fifth Sun: Class and Race in North America(Prentice Hall). Currently, he teaches sociology and directs the Latin American Studies Program at Eastern Connecticut State University. Book News Annotation:The author, a Roman Catholic priest from Wyoming, moved to one of the
poorest barrios of Caracas, Venezuela in 1985. It was from there that
he witnessed the momentous social and political events that
Venezuelan President Chavez has dubbed the "Bolivarian Revolution,"
from the "Caracazo" anti-IMF rebellion of 1989 through the failed
coup against Chavez in 2002. While the Venezuelan elites and their
American allies have their voices broadcast through the corporate
media, it is the voices of the Venezuelan poor that emerge from these
anecdotal pages, providing insight into the popularity of the
Bolivarian Revolution and President Chavez.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) About the AuthorCurrently residing in Venezuela, Charles Hardy has been writing and speaking about the political and social reality of Latin America for over forty years. He has visited almost every Central and South American country and, as a Catholic priest, lived eight years in a cardboard shack in a Venezuelan barrio. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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