Dictatorship and Politics by Brian S. McBeth HARDBACK 9780268035105

Dictatorship and Politics\nby Brian S. McBeth\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Brian S. McBeth\nTitle: Dictatorship and Politics\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Politics and government\nPublisher: University of Notre Dame Press\nPublication year: 2008\nISBN-13: 9780268035105\nISBN-10: 0268035105\nRRP: \u00A350.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nDictatorship and Politics presents the first major study of General Juan Vicente G\u00F3mez's regime in Venezuela from 1908 to 1935 and the efforts of G\u00F3mez's enemies to overthrow him during his twenty-seven years in power. In this reappraisal of the G\u00F3mez regime, Brian S. McBeth demonstrates that G\u00F3mez's success in withstanding opponents' attacks was not only the result of his political acumen and ruthless methods of.