New Book, New Features, and site problems

Site Down

First of all, we apologize that Venezuelanalysis.com has been down a lot recently. We hope we have worked out the problem and that the site will be running more smoothly now. We will be performing more maintenance on it, though, so expect some more outages in the near future.

New Features

We have added another feature to the site: Blogs. Regular Venezuelanalysis.com writers and contributors will now have a blog section on the site, where they will write their thoughts on what is happening in Venezuela. Please check it out.

New Book

In case you haven't heard, Venezuelanalysis.com editor Gregory Wilpert has published a book on Venezuela, called, Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The Policies of the Chavez Presidency. Here's what some knowledgeable people have said about the book:

Noam Chomsky: "Outstanding and highly informative" “This fascinating study—deeply informed, penetrating in its analysis, comprehensive in scope—explores the historical and socioeconomic roots of the Venezuelan initiatives of recent years, the conflicts they have engendered, the achievements and pitfalls, the animating ideals of a genuinely participatory society, and the prospects for realizing them in ways that, if successful, might have significant impact not only for Latin America but well beyond.”

Daniel Hellinger (Professor of Political Science at Webster University and co-editor of Venezuelan Politics in the Chávez Era): “Gregory Wilpert’s book combines academic insight with perspectives gained from living in Venezuela through the tumultuous years of the Chávez administration. His book offers the best general introduction to the complex politics of a country and a leader making a profound impact on global politics at the dawn of this new century.”

Click on the cover image or here to purchase from Amazon.com for $17.79 (if purchased via these links, Venezuelanalysis.com receives a small portion of the sale).