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Encountering US empire in socialist Venezuela : the legacy of race, neocolonialism, and democracy promotion /

"Since the end of World War II, the United States has come to dominate the world economically and politically, leading many to describe the United States as an empire. Scholars have analyzed how the US government has worked through international financial institutions, its Central Intelligence...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gill, Timothy M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2022]
Colección:Pitt Latin American series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. US empire in the twenty-first century
  • The rise of Hugo Chávez and the evolution of US-Venezuelan relations
  • Theoretical perspectives on US democracy assistance
  • Understanding Venezuelans, understanding Chávez : the endurance of racist-imperialist mentalities
  • Coaching opposition political parties I : the International Republican Institute
  • Coaching opposition political parties II : the National Democratic Institute
  • Promoting free market economics and traditional labor unions in Chávez's Venezuela
  • Funding anti-Chávez voices in civil society : the National Endowment for Democracy
  • Transforming Chavistas, encouraging protest : the US Agency for International Development in Venezuela
  • Chávez responds : terminating foreign funding for political parties and NGOs
  • Conclusion. Making theoretical sense of US democracy assistance efforts in Venezuela.