Persuasion in Democratic Politics

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 10.02.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Background Material
  2. Objectives
  3. Strategies
  4. Sample Lesson Plans
  5. Endnotes
  6. Bibliography
  7. Other Resources
  8. Filmography
  9. Appendix

Hugo Chávez: ¿Persuasión Retórica o Demagógica?

Maria Cardalliaguet

Published September 2010

Tools for this Unit:

Bibliography

Albadalejo Mayordomo, Tomás. Retórica. Editorial Síntesis: Madrid, 1989.

Exhaustive study of rhetoric.

Aristóteles. Retórica. Editorial Aguilar: Madrid, 1968.

Ancient treatise on rhetoric.

Caballero, Manuel. La gestación de Hugo Chávez: 40 años de luces y sombras en la democracia venezolana. Editorial Catarata: Madrid, c2000.

Interpretation of the events happened in Venezuela in the 40 years of "puntofijismo."

Cannon, Barry. Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution. Manchester University Press: New York, 2009.

Comprehensive and critical analysis of Chavez´s emergence, his economic, social and foreign policies.

Chávez Frías, Hugo. Frases. Ministerio de Comunicación e Información: Caracas, 2006. Good example of propagandistic literature.

Gott, Richard. Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. Verso: New York, 2005.

Comprehensive grasp of the history of Venezuela.

Gott, Richard. In the Shadow of the Liberator: Hugo Chávez and the Transformation of Venezuela. London: Verso, 2000.

Close look to Hugo Chávez and his controversial figure from a historical perspective.

Grijelmo, Alex. La seducción de las palabras: un recorrido por las manipulaciones del pensamiento. Taurus: Madrid, 2000.

This work analyzes countless examples on how to use language and words in order to alter others perception of reality.

Kozloff, Nicolás. Hugo Chávez: Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the United States. Palgrave Macmillan: New York, c.2006.

Exhaustive look at Venezuela´s president.

López Eire, Antonio y Santiago Guervós, Javier de. Retórica y comunicación política. Cátedra: Madrid, 2000.

Manual of Rhetoric.

Marcano, Cristina. Hugo Chávez sin uniforme. Random House: New York, 2007.

Biographical information about Chávez, the work offers materials to approach the personality and ideas of the politician.

Plett, Heinrich F. Retórica: posturas críticas sobre el estado de la investigación. Visor Libros: Madrid, 2002.

The work deepens into central questions of traditional rhetoric. Exhaustive vision of rhetoric. Easy to read.

Roberts Miller, Patricia. "Democracy, Demagogue, and Critical Rhetoric" in Rhetoric & Public Affairs. Vol. 8, No. 3, 2005, pp. 459–476.

Detailed well–written article on demagoguery. Very complete and easy to read.

Temprano, Emilio. Contra la demagogia: introducción al arte de manipular a las masas. Editorial Tecnos: Madrid, c1999.

Complete analysis on demagoguery and its features.

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