Simón Bolívar
Paperback | Pages: 170 pages Rating: 3.62 | 45 Users | 2 Reviews
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| Title | : | Simon Bolivar: The Bolivarian Revolution (Revolutions Series) |
| Author | : | Simón Bolívar |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 170 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2009 by Verso (first published 2009) |
| Categories | : | History. Politics. Philosophy. Theory |
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Known throughout Latin America as El Libertador, Venezuelan revolutionary Simón Bolivar was one of the most important leaders in the wars of independence from Spain. Recently revived by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez for his own political program -which he has called 'the Bolivarian Revolution' - these galvanizing words remain as relevant for current political and social struggles as they were in Bolivar's own day.Point Books To Simon Bolivar: The Bolivarian Revolution (Revolutions Series)
| Original Title: | Simon Bolivar: The Bolivarian Revolution |
| ISBN: | 1844673812 (ISBN13: 9781844673810) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Simón Bolívar |
| Setting: | Venezuela |
Rating Containing Books Simon Bolivar: The Bolivarian Revolution (Revolutions Series)
Ratings: 3.62 From 45 Users | 2 ReviewsColumn Containing Books Simon Bolivar: The Bolivarian Revolution (Revolutions Series)
Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader. Together with José de San Martín, he played a key role in Latin America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire.Following the triumph over the Spanish Monarchy, Bolívar participated in the foundation of the first union of independentHaving found little on the life of such a monumental figure as Simon Bolivar I was happy to find this collection of his own writings. Included are letters, directives, speeches, proclamations, and other original works by the Liberator of much of Latin America. For the historically uniformed like myself there is an invaluable chronology included which sketches Bolivar's exploits, along with short introductory paragraphs for each document, both of which I find gives enough historical context toHaving found little on the life of such a monumental figure as Simon Bolivar I was happy to find this collection of his own writings. Included are letters, directives, speeches, proclamations, and other original works by the Liberator of much of Latin America. For the historically uniformed like myself there is an invaluable chronology included which sketches Bolivar's exploits, along with short introductory paragraphs for each document, both of which I find gives enough historical context to
Authentic writings from Bolivar demonstrates his role in international liberation primarily in South America. I enjoyed and have a better understanding, but also the book raised more questions for me in how this history has led to the situation of Venezuela and the rest of South America today.
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