Marta Harnecker's interviews with Hugo Chavez began soon after one of the most dramatic moments of Chavez's presidency—the failed coup of April 2002, which ended with Chavez restored to power by a massive popular movement of protest and resistance. In the aftermath of the failed coup, Chavez talks to Harnecker about the formation of his political ideas, his aspirations for Venezuela, its domestic and international policies, problems of political organization, relations with social movements in other countries, and more, constantly relating these to concrete events and to strategies for change.
The exchange between Harnecker and Chavez—sometimes reflective, sometimes anecdotal, always characterized by their passionate commitment to the struggles of the oppressed—brings to light the process of thought and action behind the public pronouncements and policies of state.
The interviews are supplemented by extracts from Chavez’s most recent pronouncements on the ongoing transformation in Venezuela and Latin America, an analysis by Harnecker of the role of the military, and a chronology.
Chavez has become a symbol of defiance of U.S. imperialism throughout Latin America. His importance for the future of the region makes this book essential reading.

Understanding the Venezuelan Revolution: Hugo Chavez Talks to Marta Harnecker

History

MARTA HARNECKER

Hugo Chávez

Boudin, Chesa

Americas

Monthly Review+press

An intimate encounter between the charismatic Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and Che Guevara’s daughter Aleida Is Venezuela the new Cuba? Elected by an overwhelming popular mandate in 1998, which has been reaffirmed in elections several times since, Hugo Chávez is one of Latin America’s most outspoken political leaders today. In this extraordinary encounter, Chávez is interviewed by Aleida Guevara, the daughter of the legendary revolutionary Che Guevara. He expresses a fiercely nationalist vision for Venezuela and a commitment to a united Latin America. He also discusses the significance of the military coup against his government in April 2002, Venezuela’s new democratic constitution, the extensive social programs undertaken as part of the Bolivarian revolution and assesses his country’s relations with the United States and Cuba. In what became a remarkably intimate dialogue over several days, Chávez is probed about his personal political formation and his views about the legacy of Che Guevara’s ideas and example in Latin America today. Included as an appendix is an exclusive interview with Venezuela’s former minister of defense Jorge García Carneiro, who played a key role in defeating the 2002 coup against Chávez. “There is a different Venezuela where the wretched of the earth know that they can free themselves from their past. And this is a different Latin America.” — Hugo Chávez Aleida Guevara is the eldest daughter of Ernesto Che Guevara and Aleida March. She works as a pediatrician in Havana, Cuba, and is a prominent figure in the anti-globalization movement. THIS INTERVIEW IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON DVD.

Chávez, Venezuela and the New Latin America: An interview with Hugo Chávez

Aleida Guevara

Ocean Press

In this extraordinary encounter with Che Guevara’s daughter Aleida, Chávez explains his fiercely nationalist vision for Venezuela and a united Latin America, Venezuela’s new democratic constitution, and his country’s relations with the United States and Cuba.Included is an exclusive interview with General Carneiro, head of the Venezuelan armed forces, who played a key role in encouraging the popular resistance that thwarted the 2002 coup.Available in English as Chávez: Venezuela and the New Latin America (ISBN 1-920888-00-4)

Chávez: Un hombre que anda por ahi (Ocean Sur) (Spanish Edition)

A selection of the Venezuelan president’s speeches, focused on the period since the 2002 coup attempt. Donald Rumsfeld has labeled him a modern-day Hitler, Pat Robertson has called for his assassination, but his approval rating among the Venezuelan people stands at a massive 80 percent. Here, finally, is Hugo Chávez in his own words.

La Unidad Latinoamericana (Spanish Edition)

Europe

Ocean Sur

The South Also Exists

Literature & Fiction

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