Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope

The Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Chávez to world
attention as the foremost challenger of the neoliberal consensus and American
foreign policy. Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela and meetings
with Chávez, Tariq Ali shows how Chávez's views have polarized Latin America
and examines the hostility directed against his administration. Contrasting the
Cuban and Venezuelan revolutionary processes, Ali discusses the enormous
influence of Fidel Castro on Chávez, President of Bolivia Evo Morales and, in
this fully updated edition, the newly-elected President of Ecuador Rafael
Correa, the latest addition to the "Axis of Hope." Infused with references to the
culture and poetry of South America, Pirates of the Caribbean guides us through
a world divided between privilege and poverty, a continent that is once again on
the march.
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