Pirates of the Caribbean

Axis of Hope

Tariq Ali

• Publisher: Verso
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9781844672486
• eBook ISBN:
  9781789603910
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Latin American & Caribbean History
• Index: History

The Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Ch?vez to world attention as the foremost challenger of the neoliberal consensus and American foreign policy. Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela and meetings with Ch?vez, Tariq Ali shows how Ch?vez's views have polarized Latin America and examines the hostility directed against his administration. Contrasting the Cuban and Venezuelan revolutionary processes, Ali discusses the enormous influence of Fidel Castro on Ch?vez, President of Bolivia Evo Morales and, in this fully updated edition, the newly elected President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, the latest addition to the "Axis of Hope." Infused with references to the culture and poetry of South America, Pirates of the Caribbean guides us through a world divided between privilege and poverty, a continent that is once again on the march.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Halftitle Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1: The Age of Disinformation
• Chapter 2: Imperial Vapours
• Chapter 3: The Fierce Bull and the Cunning Donkeys
• Chapter 4: Bolivia Again
• Chapter 5: The Old Man and the Revolution: Notes From a Havana Diary
• Chapter 6: The Past as Epilogue: The Lives Of Simón Bolívar
• Postscript: Notes from a South American Diary January–December 2007
• Appendix One: Teodoro Petkoff: A Man for All Seasons
• Appendix Two: Le Monde Is Not The Worst, But …
• Appendix Three: We Have Learned Our Lesson: Whatever Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
• Appendix Four: My Story Has Only Just Begun
• Appendix Five: Power to the People
• Appendix Six: Hugo Chávez Addresses the United Nations 16/9/05 ‘ICH’
• Notes
• Index