@article{318403,
      author = {Marcano, Cristina, and Barrera, Alberto. and Cordero,  Kristina.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/318403},
      title = {Hugo Chávez /},
      publisher = {Random House,},
      abstract = {This critically acclaimed biography of this controversial  world leader is at last available in English. Born in a  small town, Chávez entered the military academy and was  drawn to leftist politics and a new sense of himself as  predestined to change the fortunes of his country--and of  Latin America. By day a family man and a military officer,  by night he secretly recruited insurgents to overthrow the  government. His coup attempt failed, but laid the  groundwork for his ascension to the presidency eight years  later. Chávez's revolutionary "Bolivarian" government  stresses economic reforms meant to discourage corruption  and empower the poor--yet the leader spends thousands a day  on himself and cozies up to Arab oil elites. Venezuelan  journalists Marcano and Barrera Tyszka explore the often  crude public figure who condemns George W. Bush in fiery  language but at the same time hires lobbyists to improve  his country's image in the West.--From publisher  description.},
      recid = {318403},
      pages = {xxii, 327 p., [16] p. of plates :},
      address = {New York :},
      year = {2007},
}