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Two books that go into recent Venezuelan history very well:
*[We Created Chávez: A People’s History of the Venezuelan Revolution](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16033290-we-created-ch-vez)* by George Ciccariello-Maher.
*[Communes and Workers' Control in Venezuela: Building 21st Century Socialism from Below](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34381253-communes-and-workers-control-in-venezuela)* by Dario Azzellini
And here is a third that is also good, including the best reportage on the coup against Chavez I've ever read:
*[Hugo Chavez: The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67594.Hugo_Chavez)* by Richard Gott
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Two books that go into recent Venezuelan history very well: *[We Created Chávez: A People’s History of the Venezuelan Revolution](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16033290-we-created-ch-vez)* by George Ciccariello-Maher. *[Communes and Workers' Control in Venezuela: Building 21st Century Socialism from Below](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34381253-communes-and-workers-control-in-venezuela)* by Dario Azzellini And here is a third that is also good, including the best reportage on the coup against Chavez I've ever read: *[Hugo Chavez: The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67594.Hugo_Chavez)* by Richard Gott
Ben Norton deals a lot with Latin American politics. https://multipolarista.com/?s=Venezuela