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Venezuelan Revisionist Political History, 1908–1958: New Motives and Criteria for Analyzing the Past
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2022
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Until a few years ago, Venezuelans and their historians held black and white notions about the regimes that had governed the country after it became a centralized state in the early twentieth century. As Venezuelan historian Santiago Gerardo Suárez pointed out, “The victor writes history.” And indeed, most portrayals of Venezuelan rulers after 1908 were strongly colored by the roles played by leading members of the political parties that emerged triumphant in 1958 when the modern democratic period was ushered in (Suárez 1965, 20). In fact, the most influential works were written by important politicians and others closely tied to political organizations.
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The author is grateful for critical comments from Susan Berglund, Judith Ewell, Dick Parker, and Douglas Yarrington.
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