Pirates of the Caribbean Axis of Hope Author:Tariq Ali A revolution is moving across Latin America… — Since 1998, the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela has brought Hugo Ch�vez to world attention as the foremost challenger of the neoliberal consensus and American foreign policy. While Ch�vez's radical social-democratic reforms have brought him worldwide acclaim among the poor, he has attr... more »acted intense hostility from Venezuelan elites and Western governments.
Drawing on first-hand experience of Venezuela and meetings with Ch�vez, Tariq Ali shows how Ch�vez's views have polarized Latin America and examines the hostility directed against his administration. Ali discusses the enormous influence of Fidel Castro on both Ch�vez and Evo Morales, the newly-elected President of Bolivia, and contrasts the Cuban and Venezuelan revolutionary processes. 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.« less