| Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope Revised Edition Contributor(s): Ali, Tariq (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844672484 ISBN-13: 9781844672486 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 Annotation: A fully updated edition of this fiery polemic on Latin America's challenge to US-led neoliberalism. The Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Chavez to world attention as the foremost challenger of the neoliberal consensus and American foreign policy. Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela and meetings with Chavez, Tariq Ali shows how Chavez's views have polarized Latin America and examines the hostility directed against his administration. Contrasting the Cuban and Venezuelan revolutionary processes, Ali discusses the enormous influence of Fidel Castro on Chavez, President of Bolivia Evo Morales and, in this fully updated edition, the newly-elected President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, the latest addition to the "Axis of Hope." 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 987.064 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.26" W x 7.79" (0.76 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Cultural Region - Latin America - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Ch vez to world attention as the foremost challenger of the neoliberal consensus and American foreign policy. Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela and meetings with Ch vez, Tariq Ali shows how Ch vez's views have polarized Latin America and examines the hostility directed against his administration. Contrasting the Cuban and Venezuelan revolutionary processes, Ali discusses the enormous influence of Fidel Castro on Ch vez, President of Bolivia Evo Morales and, in this fully updated edition, the newly elected President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, the latest addition to the "Axis of Hope." 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. |