Title
The History of Venezuela
Files
Department
History & Political Science
Document Type
Book
Abstract
With an upcoming election, Chávez's involvement with U.S. oil exports, and the country becoming a leader of an increasingly united South America, this volume provides necessary background information to understand how Venezuela became what it is today.
The history begins with Columbus's third voyage of discovery from Spain. Spanish explorers named the land “Little Venice” for the native homes built on stilts at the water’s edge. Tracing the nation’s 300 years as a Spanish colony through a brief unification followed by civil war, Tarver brings Venezuela’s dramatic history to life. Highlighting events including the discovery of oil in the 1900s and the establishment of democratic government in 1958, Tarver offers a comprehensive chronicle that contextualizes the current unrest under the leadership of Hugo Chávez.
Publication Date
2005
Publisher
Greenwood Press
City
Westport, CT
ISBN
9780313335259 (HC); 0313335257 (Paper); 9781403962607 (Reprint)
Recommended Citation
Tarver, H. Micheal and Julia C. Frederick. The History of Venezuela. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005.
Comments
Series: The Greenwood histories of the modern nations
Paperback Reprint: New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillian Ltd, 2006.
Series: Palgrave Essential Histories Series