The History of Venezuela

An indispensable resource for readers interested in Venezuelan history, this book analyzes Venezuela's economic crisis through the context of its political and social history.
For decades, the economy of Venezuela has depended on petroleum. As a consequence of a reduction in the price of oil, Venezuela recently experienced an economic downturn resulting in rampant social spending, administrative corruption, and external economic forces that collectively led credit-rating agencies to declare in November 2017 that Venezuela was in default on its debt payments. How did this Latin American nation come to this point?

The History of Venezuela explores Venezuela's history from its earliest times to the present day, demonstrating both the richness of Venezuela and its people and the complexity of its political, social, and economic problems. As with all titles in The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series, this chronological narrative examines political, economic, cultural, philosophical, and religious continuities in Venezuela's long and rich history, providing readers with a concise yet up-to-date study of the nation. The volume highlights the country's wide variety of cultures, languages, political ideologies, and historical figures and landmarks through maps, photographs, biographies, a timeline, and a bibliographical essay with suggestions for further reading.

List of contents

Series Foreword by Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling
Preface
Acknowledgments
Timeline of Historical Events
1 A Petroleum Republic
2 Venezuela to 1600
3 The Colonial Era to 1810
4 Movements toward Independence, 1810-1830
5 The Age of Caudillismo, 1830-1898
6 Restoration and Rehabilitation, 1899-1935
7 The Emergence of Modern Venezuela, 1935-1958
8 The Return of Democracy, 1959-1963
9 The Institutionalization of Democracy, 1964-1973
10 Venezuelan Boom and Bust, 1974-1988
11 Chaos, Futility, and Incompetence, 1989-1998
12 The Age of Chavismo, 1999-2013
13 The Socialist Collapse, 2013-2018
14 An Uncertain Future
Notable People in the History of Venezuela
Glossary of Selected Terms
Bibliographic Essay
Index

About the author

H. Micheal Tarver, PhD, is professor emeritus of Latin American History and a Corresponding Member (USA) of the Venezuelan National Academy of History.

Product details

• Authors: H. Tarver, H. Michael Tarver, H. Micheal Tarver, Hollis Micheal Tarver
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781440857737
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-5773-7
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Greenwood Histories of the Mod; The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations; Greenwood Histories of the Mod
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Latin America, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Caribbean islands, Politics & government, Politics and government, Social and cultural anthropology, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas