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Dictatorship and Politics presents the first major study of General Juan Vicente Gómez’s regime in Venezuela from 1908 to 1935 and the efforts of Gómez’s enemies to overthrow him during his twenty-seven years in power. In this reappraisal of the Gómez regime, Brian S. McBeth demonstrates that Gómez’s success in withstanding opponents’ attacks was not only the result of his political acumen and ruthless methods of oppression. The political disagreements, personal rivalries, financial difficulties, occasional harassment by foreign powers, and at times plain bad luck of his opponents, usually in exile, were important contributing factors in the failure of their plots to overthrow him. In examining the opposition to the Gómez dictatorship, McBeth also intentionally removes the politics of oil from the center stage of the regime’s foreign relations and instead focuses on the tolerance and intolerance by foreign governments of the exiles’ activities. This monumental work of scholarship encompasses political correspondence, personal memoirs, newspapers, British and U.S. sources, and various public and private archives in Venezuela. Historians, as well as political scientists working on themes related to dictatorships and opposition, will find the book of interest.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. List of Tables
  2. p. ix
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. xi
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  1. Abbreviations
  2. pp. xiii-xiv
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-9
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  1. PART I Establishment of Power,1908 ‒ 1916
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  1. Chapter One: A New Era
  2. pp. 13-45
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  1. Chapter Two: G
  2. pp. 46-90
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  1. Chapter Three: An Opportunity for the Exiles
  2. pp. 91-140
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  1. PART II Consolidation of Power,1917 ‒ 1928
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  1. Chapter Four: The Odin/Harrier Expedition
  2. pp. 143-169
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  1. Chapter Five: The Angelita Expedition
  2. pp. 170-200
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  1. Chapter Six: The Civil-Military Movements of 1928
  2. pp. 201-240
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  1. PART III Maintenance of Power,1929 ‒ 1935
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  1. Chapter Seven: Renewed Hope for the Rebels
  2. pp. 243-263
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  1. Chapter Eight: The Falke Expedition
  2. pp. 264-318
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  1. Chapter Nine: One Last Try
  2. pp. 319-359
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  1. Chapter Ten: The Succession Is Resolved
  2. pp. 360-370
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  1. Conclusion
  2. pp. 371-378
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  1. Appendix A: Background Information on Important Political Actors of the G
  2. pp. 379-423
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  1. Appendix B: Currency and Exchange Rate Information
  2. pp. 424-426
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 427-498
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 499-532
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 533-578
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