Encountering US Empire in Socialist Venezuela: The Legacy of Race, Neo-Colonialism, and Democracy Promotion (Hardcover)
by Timothy M. Gill
Description
This book spotlights how the US government worked through democracy promotion to undermine the Venezuelan government.
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The book shows how US government agencies funded and trained opposition parties and activists, and how such intervention often was justified in neocolonial and racist terms.
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Through analysis of documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, embassy cables, and interviews with US government and Venezuelan nonprofit members, Gill details such operations and the imperial thinking behind them.
About the Author
Timothy M. Gill is assistant professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Product Details
Category: Nonfiction, Venezuela
Language: English
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New
ISBN-10: 0822947447
ISBN-13: 978-0822947448
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Date Published: October 25, 2022
Pages: 276
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