A revolution is moving across Latin America.
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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)
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