Venezuela

The information-packed volumes in this series provide comprehensive overviews of each nation's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture. Abundant full-color illustrations guide the reader on a voyage of discovery, and maps reflect current political boundaries. Written by the most experienced professors teaching world regional geography, this series meets social studies and geography curriculum standards.

CultureShock! Venezuela

CultureShock! Venezuela is packed with essential information. The book sheds light on what makes the Venezuelans tick and helps you appreciate their culture and values. Learn why the Venezuelans have such a strong sense of pride in their country, their attitudes towards family, friends and gender and how to behave at social gatherings or business situations. Understand the importance of learning Spanish, get acquainted with the various festivals and join in the country’s love for barbecues, music and baseball. This book will also guide you on how to find suitable accommodation, convenient transportation, medical facilities and other practical advice to help you settle in quickly. Whatever your needs and interests, CultureShock! Venezuela will equip you with the tools and confidence to enjoy your stay in the country.

Venezuela Speaks

Venezuela Speaks

Venezuela Society & Culture Complete Report

Need to know it all? Our all-inclusive culture report for Venezuela will get up to speed on all aspects of culture in Venezuela, including lifecycle, religion, women, superstitions & folklore, sports, holidays & festivals, and etiquette.

Venezuela Travel Complete Profile

Whether planning your own trip to Venezuela, or planning someone else’s, you’ll be equipped with the all-inclusive travel report—both of our “Travel” and “Points of Interest” reports rolled into one.

Venezuela Women in Culture, Business & Travel

Women often occupy different roles in a foreign culture. Avoid offensive assumptions and behavior by understanding the position of women in Venezuelan society: their legal rights; access to education and health care; workforce participation; and their dating, marriage, and family life.

Venezuela's Chavismo and Populism in Comparative Perspective

Examines the populist movement of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela and argues that populism is primarily a response to widespread corruption.

Birds of Venezuela

Venezuela has an immensely rich bird fauna, with 1,381 known species, many of them found nowhere else in the world. This spectacularly illustrated, comprehensive, and up-to-date guide brings together under one cover much of what is known about these species. Its users can identify all the birds in this vast country, from the Caribbean coast in the north to the Amazonian jungles in the south, from the Andes in the west to the Gran Sabana plateau in the east. With a completely new text by Steven Hilty, Birds of Venezuela is a greatly expanded and thoroughly reformatted successor to the pioneering Guide to the Birds of Venezuela (Princeton,1978). It includes sixty-seven beautiful color and black-and-white plates, most by the well-known artists John Gwynne and Guy Tudor, as well as numerous line drawings. The plates and drawings together--almost half of them never before published--depict most of Venezuela's bird species. Introductory chapters cover physical geography, climate, biogeography, vegetation and habitats, conservation, migration, and the history of ornithology in Venezuela. A gallery of forty-four stunning color habitat photos and color habitat and relief maps complete the opening section. Detailed range maps plot collection localities and sight records--a unique feature--for almost all species. Plumage descriptions are provided for each bird, as is extensive information on voice, behavior, and status. More than 800 bibliographic entries accompany the text, making this book an invaluable and broad-based reference to the avifauna of not only Venezuela but much of northern South America. Treating nearly 40 percent of the continent's bird species, Birds of Venezuela is the definitive resource for all birders with an eager eye on this splendorous country and the surrounding region. The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best illustrated guide to the birds of VenezuelaCovers all 1,381 known species and their subspecies from the Caribbean coast to the jungles of t