Indictment of a Dictator: The Extradition and Trial of Marcos Perez by Judith Ewell - 1981-11-01

x+302 pages with bibliography and index. Octavo (9 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's beige cloth with brown lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition. In 1963, after four years of hearings in this country, Venezuelan former president Marcos Pérez Jiménez was extradited from the United States to his homeland, where a five-year-long trial before that country's supreme court found him guilty of misusing Venezuela's wealth. This book outlines the early career and dictatorial government of Pérez Jiménez and the efforts of his rival and eventual successor, Rómulo Betancourt, to hold him legally responsible for his abuses of power. Among the conclusions drawn from the case, Judith Ewell shows that the effort to hold a former dictator responsible for his crimes can help legitimize the new revolutionary government, that U.S. cooperation depends more on its foreign policy of the moment than on the merits of the legal case, that extradition of a former head of state always… Read More

Texas A&M University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Texas A&M University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Texas A&M University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G-; sunned beige spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket shows modest toning to exterior; few chips to edges; closed tear to front; mylar wrap; cloth exterior has very light wear; strong, straight boards; text block exterior edges show mild tone; interior clean; illustrated; pp 203. 1341523. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardback. New. In 1963, after four years of hearings in this country, Venezuelan former president Marcos Perez Jimenez was extradited from the United States to his homeland, where a five-year-long trial before that country's supreme court found him guilty of misusing Venezuela's wealth. This book outlines the early career and dictatorial government of Perez Jimenez and the efforts of his rival and eventual successor, Romulo Betancourt, to hold him legally responsible for his abuses of power. Among the conclusions drawn from the case, Judith Ewell shows that the effort to hold a former dictator responsible for his crimes can help legitimize the new revolutionary government, that U.S. cooperation depends more on its foreign policy of the moment than on the merits of the legal case, that extradition of a former head of state always has political overtones in spite of the statutory crimes charged, that a long trial can unexpectedly portray the former dictator as a victim and revive his political… Read More

Texas a & M Univ Pr, 1981. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 203 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.