Bibliograph

Venezuela speaks!, voices from the grassroots, Carlos Martinez, Michael Fox and JoJo Farrell

Type

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Venezuela speaks!, voices from the grassroots, Carlos Martinez, Michael Fox and JoJo Farrell

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Venezuela speaks!

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Carlos Martinez, Michael Fox and JoJo Farrell

Sub title

voices from the grassroots

Summary

For the last decade, Venezuela's "Bolivarian Revolution" has captured international attention. Poverty, inequality, and unemployment have all dropped, while health, education, and living standards have seen a commensurate rise. The international mainstream media has focused predominantly on Venezuela's controversial leader, President Hugo Chavez, who has routinely been in the headlines. But, without the active participation of large and diverse sectors of society, Chavez's moment on the scene would have ended long ago. Venezuela Speaks! Voices from the Grassroots is a collection of interviews with activists and participants from across Venezuela's social movements. From community media to land reform; cooperatives to communal councils, from the labor movement to the Afro-Venezuelan network, Venezuela Speaks! Sheds light on the complex realities within the Bolivarian Revolution. These interviews offer a compelling oral history of Venezuela's democratic revolution, from the bottom up

Target audience

adult

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