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- Dictatorship and Politics: Intrigue, Betrayal, and Survival in Venezuela, 1908-1935
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: University of Notre Dame Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- List of Tables
- p. ix
- Acknowledgments
- p. xi
- Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-9
- Chapter One: A New Era
- pp. 13-45
- Chapter Two: G
- pp. 46-90
- Chapter Four: The Odin/Harrier Expedition
- pp. 143-169
- Chapter Five: The Angelita Expedition
- pp. 170-200
- Chapter Seven: Renewed Hope for the Rebels
- pp. 243-263
- Chapter Eight: The Falke Expedition
- pp. 264-318
- Chapter Nine: One Last Try
- pp. 319-359
- Chapter Ten: The Succession Is Resolved
- pp. 360-370
- Conclusion
- pp. 371-378
- Bibliography
- pp. 499-532
Additional Information
ISBN
9780268086749
Related ISBN(s)
9780268035105
MARC Record
OCLC
609075385
Pages
592
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No