The History of Venezuela

H. Micheal Tarver

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9781440857737
• Edition: 2
• eBook ISBN:
  9781440857744
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Latin American & Caribbean History
• Index: History

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Series Foreword
• 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