Comandante
Subtitle: myth and reality in Hugo Chávez's Venezuela
By: Rory Carroll
Publisher: New York
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Penguin Press
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781594204579
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidenter; Presidents; Politisches System; Diplomatic relations; Politik; Autoritärer Staat; Foreign relations
Description: An exploration of Chávez's life and career, pondering such questions as "How did a charismatic autocrat seduce not just a nation but a significant part of world opinion? How did he make people laugh, weep, and applaud as if on command? And how does he continue to stay in power despite the crumbling of Venezuela?"--Dust jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-294) and index.
Table of contents: title: Throne; title: Hello, President!; title: Inside Miraflores; title: Defectors; title: The young lieutenant; title: Palace; title: Survival of the fittest; title: The art of war; title: The devil's excrement; title: The storyteller; title: Kingdom; title: Decay; title: The great illuminating journey; title: Protest; title: The artist.