Description
Twenty-five years since the experiments began, Latin America is hardly recognizable, with leftist governments consolidating a new hegemony and radical movements surging forth from below. In Building the Commune, George Ciccariello-Maher travels through the many radical experiments of Venezuela, assessing how they have succeeded and failed, and how they are continuing to operate. Speaking to community members, workers, students and government officials, Ciccariello-Maher provides a balance sheet of these projects, that movements throughout the world can look to for lessons and inspiration.
A journey through Venezuela's experiments in radical democracy, after the age of Chavez
About the Author
George Ciccariello-Maher is Associate Professor of Politics and Global Studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He is the author of We Created Chavez: A People's History of the Venezuelan Revolution, and a forthcoming volume called Decolonizing Dialectics.
Reviews
Essential to understanding the Chavez era. * The New Republic (in praise of We Created Chavez) *
Terrific. -- Greg Grandin * The Nation (in praise of We Created Chavez) *
Book Information
ISBN 9781784782238
Author Geo Maher
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 178g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 11mm