City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 5-2018 Venezuela: Oil and Madness. Politics, Propaganda, and Realities of the Chavista Era Alvaro E. de Prat The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2727 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] VENEZUELA: OIL AND MADNESS POLITICS, PROPAGANDA, AND REALITIES OF THE CHAVISTA ERA by ALVARO DE PRAT A master’s thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Liberal Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, The City University of New York 2018 ii © 2018 ALVARO DE PRAT All Rights Reserved iii Venezuela: Oil and Madness. Politics, Propaganda, and Realities of the Chavista Era by Álvaro de Prat This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Liberal Studies in satisfaction of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Arts. ______________________ ______________________________________ Date Kenneth Paul Erickson Thesis Advisor ______________________ ______________________________________ Date Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis Executive Officer THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iv ABSTRACT Venezuela: Oil and Madness. Politics, Propaganda, and Realities of the Chavista Era by Álvaro Eduardo de Prat Advisor: Kenneth Paul Erickson Venezuela: Oil and Madness. Politics, Propaganda, and Realities of the Chavista Era, is an interdisciplinary exploration of Venezuela’s politics and its consequences during the Chavista years.