Chávez, Castro, Morales and the Democratization of Latin America. A Review of Tariq Ali's <em>Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope</em> (London: Verso, 2006)

Authors

  • Kimberly Welch University of Redlands

Keywords:

Politics, Evo Morales, Hugo Chávez, Fidel Castro, piratas

Abstract

In this age of ‘disinformation,’ the neoliberal political and economic policies of the current Bush Administration and its allies, conservative global media moguls and corporations dominate the social, political and economic structures and perceptions that encompass everyday life. Renowned writer and editor of the New Left Review Tariq Ali envisions a revival of hope for democracy and peace in the progressive leadership of Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez and Evo Morales. The radical social, economic and political transformations implemented by Castro, Chávez and Morales systematically address historical legacy of socioeconomic inequality, political repression and neo-imperialism within Latin America.

Author Biography

Kimberly Welch, University of Redlands

Kimberly Welch es profesora asociada de Estudios de la Mujer y Estudios Latinoamericanos en la Universidad de Redlands, California. Su trabajo analiza las intersecciones entre raza, nación, género y cultura en Cuba y la diáspora africana. Ha publicado recientemente “Negotiating the Cuban Identity: Migration, Race and the Politics of Whiteness in Republican Cuba, 1910 to 1930,” en Proceedings of the Pacific Coast Latin American Studies Association, 2002-2003 (2005).

Published

2007-05-01

How to Cite

Welch, K. (2007). Chávez, Castro, Morales and the Democratization of Latin America. A Review of Tariq Ali’s <em>Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope</em> (London: Verso, 2006). A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 5(1), 339–344. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/395

Issue

Section

Reviews: The U.S. and Latin America