Red Pepper's Venezuela Blog

Book Review - Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America’s Soul by Michael Reid

[Diana Raby, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Liverpool, reviews The Battle for Latin America’s Soul by Michael Reid. Reid is the Latin America editor at the Economist. Click here to read the first chapter of Diana Raby's book Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism Today.]

Rethinking Venezuelan Politics: Class, Conflict, and the Chavez Phenomenon (New Book by Steve Ellner)

[Below is a slighly amended version of the first chapter of Steve Ellner's new book 'Rethinking Venezuelan Politics: Class, Conflict, and the Chavez Phenomenon' (Lynne Reinner, 2008). For more information about the book click here.]

Changing Venezuela by Taking Power (Introduction)

[Below is the introduction of Gregory Wilpert's new book Changing Venezuela by Taking Power. To read an interview with Wilpert about the book click here; to purchase the book click here.]

ZNet Book Interview with Gregory Wilpert

[ZNet talk to Venezuelanalysis.com editor Gregory Wilpert about his new book, Changing Venezuela by Taking Power (Verso Books, 2007).] 

Book Review: Cowboy in Caracas by Charles Hardy (Charley Allan)

[The Morning Star's Charley Allan reviews Cowboy in Caracas by Charles Hardy, a US Catholic priest who spent 20 years living in the slum-covered hills of Caracas. --Ed]

New Book Launched in Venezuela: “Bush vs. Chavez”

[Venezuelanalysis.com's Michael Fox reports on last week's inauguration of Eva Golinger's new book, “Bush vs. Chavez: Washington’s War Against Venezuela.” The book is the highly-awaited update to “The Chavez Code” and chronicles US destabilisation attempts and ongoing intervention in Venezuela since 2005. --Ed]

Eva Golinger signs copies of her new book, "Bush vs. Chavez." Credit: Silvia Leindecker

Tariq Ali on Hugo Chavez and His New Book

[In the interview below, Tariq Ali talk to Democracy Now's Amy Goodman about Venezuela's bid for a seat on the UN security council and his new book 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope', in which he argues that Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba form an “Axis of Hope.”.  --Ed]   

The Disinherited Left: From Dogmatic Orthodoxy to Romantic Anti-capitalism

[Below is the first chapter of Diana Raby's new book Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism Today. In the chapter Raby argues that "Cuba and (especially) Venezuela represent the real revolutionary alternative for our times". The London book launch takes place on Wednesday October 11th (click here for more info). To purchase the book click here.

Book Launch: 'Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism Today' by Diana Raby

[Diana Raby will launch her new book Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism Today on Wednesday 11th October at Bolivar Hall, London. In the book Raby argues that Cuba and above all Venezuela provide inspiration for anti-globalisation and anti-capitalist movements across the world. Another World Is Possible, but only through an effective political strategy to win power on a popular and democratic basis. For more information on the book launch see below; for more information about the book click here. --Ed]

The book cover for Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism Today by Diana Raby.

Chomsky’s 2003 Book Still on Bestseller List Because of Chavez

[The following AP article reports on the continuing popularity of Noam Chomsky's book 'Hegemony or Survival' in the U.S. following Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's speech at the United Nations last week where he mentioned the book. --Ed]