No president today is more controversial than Venezuela's Hugo Chavez Frias. Elected in a landslide in 1998, he promised a peaceful revolution. That peaceful dream became a nightmare when Chavez was overthrown in a coup d'etat in 2002. Surprisingly, he was brought back to power by his supporters, mostly barrio dwellers, within forty-eight hours. Although Chavez continues to be dogged by controversy, he stays in power because of these supporters who see themselves as active participants in a democratic revolution.
As a former Catholic priest who has lived in Venezuela for the past twenty...
No president today is more controversial than Venezuela's Hugo Chavez Frias. Elected in a landslide in 1998, he promised a peaceful revolution. Tha...
On August 13, 1521, the largest and most developed of North America's societies, the Aztec empire, fell to Spanish invaders who, along with later European colonizers, built new societies in which they occupied the dominant class positions and forced Indians, imported African slaves, and Asians into subordinate positions. As a result of the conquest, race has become an enduring issue in the class structuring of North American societies.
Originally published as After the Fifth Sun: Class and Race in North America, this new, significantly expanded edition offers a comparative...
On August 13, 1521, the largest and most developed of North America's societies, the Aztec empire, fell to Spanish invaders who, along with later E...
This book surveys all aspects of neuromuscular disorders including cranial and spinal nerves, motor neuron disease, peripheral nerves, muscle disease and more. Covers anatomy, symptoms, pathogenesis, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, therapy and prognosis.
This book surveys all aspects of neuromuscular disorders including cranial and spinal nerves, motor neuron disease, peripheral nerves, muscle disease ...
