bokomslag The Magical State  Nature, Money, and Modernity in Venezuela
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The Magical State Nature, Money, and Modernity in Venezuela

Fernando Coronil

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  • 466 sidor
  • 1997
In 1935, after the death of dictator General Juan Vicente Gomez, Venezuela consolidated its position as the world's major oil exporter, establishing South America's longest-lasting democratic regime. Endowed with the power of state oil wealth, successive presidents appeared as transcendent figures who could magically transform Venezuela into a modern nation. During the 1974-78 oil boom, dazzling development projects promised to effect this transformation, yet now the state must struggle to appease its foreign creditors, counter a declining economy, and contain a discontented citizenry. In critical dialogue with contemporary social theory, this text examines key transformations in Venezuela's polity, culture and economy, recasting theories of development for other postcolonial nations.
  • Författare: Fernando Coronil
  • Illustratör: 25 tables 18 halftones
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780226116020
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 466
  • Utgivningsdatum: 1997-11-01
  • Förlag: University of Chicago Press