Historical Dictionary of Venezuela

Tomás Straka; Guillermo Guzmán Mirabal; Alejandro E. Cáceres

doi:10.5771/9781538109502

Summary

Venezuela is the seventh largest oil producer and holder of the largest proven reserves in the world. It’s also a country full of problems, as evidenced by having the biggest inflation rates and, by some estimates the highest crime rates worldwide. Despite having an oil boom between 2004 through 2008 with income of around two billion dollars, in 2016 it suffered an immense economic contraction and probably the largest supply shortcut crisis in its history.

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Venezuela contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Venezuela.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2017
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-0949-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-0950-2
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 418
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Editor’s Foreword No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Reader’s Note No access
5. Acronyms and Abbreviations No access
6. Map No access
7. Chronology No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 24
A No access Pages 25 - 48
B No access Pages 49 - 74
C No access Pages 75 - 120
D No access Pages 121 - 128
E No access Pages 129 - 150
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M No access Pages 219 - 248
N No access Pages 249 - 256
O No access Pages 257 - 266
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Appendix A. Venezuela at a Glance No access Pages 369 - 372
Appendix B. Presidents of Venezuela No access Pages 373 - 380
Appendix C. Population No access Pages 381 - 384
Appendix D. Population Pyramid (2011 Census) No access Pages 385 - 386
Appendix E. Racial Structure (2011 Census) No access Pages 387 - 388
Appendix F. Real GDP No access Pages 389 - 396
Appendix G. Inflation No access Pages 397 - 400
Bibliography No access Pages 401 - 416
About the Authors No access Pages 417 - 418