From Publishers Weekly
While opinions of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez vary tremendously on a global scale, there are few defenses of him available in the United States. This biography by Bart Jones, a former AP correspondent from Venezuela, attempts to level the ground. Without taking a political stance, Jones provides a nuanced account of the Venezuelan leader's life, creating a portrait that is, if not sympathetic, certainly more balanced than previous ones. For example, when Chávez characterized President Bush as the devil at the U.N. in 2006, most American news sources presented it as a crude and clownlike gesture. According to Jones, Chávez is hardly just a jester, but uses vulgarity to remind his friends and his enemies of his humble beginnings, as well as to win a tremendous amount of publicity. Jones's precise and entertaining account moves smoothly through Chávez's beginnings up to his current position, making Venezuelan history accessible. (Sept. 4)
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Newsday reporter Jones worked for eight years in Venezuela as an Associated Press reporter, watching Chávez's fascinating political career unfold. He chronicles Chávez's life: a childhood of poverty, military training, adoption of the principles of Simón Bolívar on South American independence, failed coup to overthrow President Pérez, imprisonment, and his own controversial presidency beginning in 1998. From a nation best known for its oil reserves and its beauty queens, Chávez is making a mark internationally and is often compared to Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. Jones traces Chávez's personal and political history, his hunger to unite all of South America in development and provide social justice for Venezuela's poor, as well as the economic programs that have raised the ire of the U.S. A photographic insert adds to this important chronicle of one of the most compelling figures in politics today. Bush, Vanessa
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