Venezuela (Latin America in Focus)

This comprehensive overview of Venezuelan history, culture, and politics is designed to ground the high school student's knowledge of the crucial role of the nation on the international scene.

• Facts and figures, a holidays chart, and country-related organizations sections offer quick, easy access to additional interesting information, as well as further sources for research

• Numerous sidebars are scattered throughout the text, providing stories, biographical sketches, and fun facts

• A chronology goes beyond a simple listing of historical events to include events of literary, artistic, and cultural interest, as well as those of historical, economic, and political interest