El Estado Mágico: Naturaleza, Dinero y Modernidad en Venezuela

by Fernando Coronil

El Estado mágico es un estudio de continuades. A contrapelo de la bibliografía convencional, analiza la trayectoria lineal del rentismo venezolano del siglo XX, desde la constitución del petro-Estado, durante la dictadura de Gómez, pasando por la de Pérez Jiménez y por los gobiernos democráticos que la sucedieron.

Genres: History, Anthropology, Nonfiction, Latin American History

531 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Ricardo Avella · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fundamental book for anyone who seeks to understand the role of the State in Venezuela, the origins of a populist democracy, and above all the role that oil played in shaping a society and an economy where production was always subject to the capture of petrodollars for the generation of easy wealth. It is a book that questions the dependence on the extraction of natural resources and illuminates the risks that this practice entails in the persecution of the myth of modernity.

[Achmad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent works! Discource analysis on political economy, from cultural repertoar, dramaturgy to machine factories. Oil is the main fuel for the transformation of Venezuela.

[Cruz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un buen resumen sobre la transformación del estado venezolana en siglo XX y un buen ejemplo de la idea de transmodernidad

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

lots of insider views of culture in venezuela.

[Fabiano · Rating 5 out of 5]

O melhor livro sobre o chavismo foi escrito antes de Chávez. Para entender a maldição da economia petroleira.