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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsPirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hopeby Tariq Ali
Review-A-Day"Fringe as Ali's views may be, they do provide a warning. And warnings, in a world as unstable as ours, deserve a second look. If we are headed toward a world increasingly indifferent to U.S. concerns, now may be the right moment to move beyond our assumptions and begin asking a few questions of our own." Alan Wise, Esquire (read the entire Esquire review) Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A revolution is moving across Latin America...
Since 1998, the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Chávez to world attention as the foremost challenger of the neoliberal consensus and American foreign policy. While Chávez's radical social-democratic reforms have brought him worldwide acclaim among the poor, he has attracted intense hostility from Venezuelan elites and Western governments. Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela and meetings with Chávez, Tariq Ali shows how Chávez's views have polarized Latin America and examines the hostility directed against his administration. Ali discusses the enormous influence of Fidel Castro on both Chávez and Evo Morales, the newly-elected President of Bolivia, and contrasts the Cuban and Venezuelan revolutionary processes. Infused with references to the culture and poetry of South America, Pirates of the Caribbean guides us through a world divided between privilege and poverty, a continent that is once again on the march. Book News Annotation:Veteran anti-imperialist writer and activist Ali (New Left Review)
approvingly turns his eye on Latin America as it slips out from under
the neoliberal yoke and the paternal tutelage of the United States.
He focuses on the vilified figure of Venezuelan President Hugo
Chávez, offering an account of his rise to political power, the
failed coup of attempt of 1992, other Venezuelan elite and US efforts
to oppose Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution, and the policies carried
out by Chávez and his political allies. He also discusses the
influence of Cuban leader Fidel Castro on the political trajectory of
Chávez and discusses the anti-neoliberal uprisings in Bolivia, which
paved the way for the election of another leftist, Evo Morales, to
the presidency in that country. Also included in the volume are
interviews with some of the protagonists discussed and the texts of
Hugo Chávez's address to the 2005 United Nations and 2003 Evo
Morales' speech to the "In Defense of Humanity" forum in Mexico City.
Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela and meetings with Hugo Chávez, the author shows how Chávez's views have polarized Latin America and examines the hostility directed against his administration. Synopsis:A revolution is moving across Latin America. About the AuthorTariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics, as well as scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Review and lives in London. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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