The Magical State: Nature, Money, and Modernity in Venezuela Coronil Fernando
The Magical State: Nature, Money, and Modernity in Venezuela Coronil Fernando In 1935, after the death of dictator General Juan Vicente Gomez, Venezuela consolidated its position as the world's major…
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The Magical State: Nature, Money, and Modernity in Venezuela Coronil Fernando
In 1935, after the death of dictator General Juan Vicente Gomez, Venezuela consolidated its position as the world's major oil exporter and began to establish what today is South America's longest-lasting democratic regime. During the 1974-78 oil boom, dazzling development projects promised finally to effect this transformation. Endowed with the power of state oil wealth, successive presidents appeared as transcendent figures who could magically transform Venezuela into a modern nation.
In critical dialogue with contemporary social theory, Fernando Coronil examines key transformations in Venezuela's polity, culture, and economy, recasting theories of development and highlighting the relevance of these processes for other postcolonial nations. Yet now the state must struggle to appease its foreign creditors, counter a declining economy, and contain a discontented citizenry. The result is
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