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Revolution!: South America and the Rise of the New Left de Nikolas Kozloff

Revolution!: South America and the Rise of the New Left

Autor Nikolas Kozloff
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2009

The highly-regarded author of the first biography of Hugo Chavez brings his considerable expertise to assess the left-leaning regimes in South America. In this insightful and timely examination, Nikolas Kozloff discusses the hot-button issues of energy integration, free trade agendas, culture wars and South America's emerging role as a new political bloc, and how these tectonic political shifts will affect the United States. As Venezuela opposes U.S. militarization in the Andes and Bolivia fights a U.S.-fueled drug war, Kozloff looks to the future and what the U.S. must do to maintain these vital economic and political allies.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780230617544
ISBN-10: 0230617549
Pagini: 249
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Descriere

In the past few years, South America has witnessed the rise of leftist governments coming into power on the heels of dramatic social and political unrest. From Hugo Chávez in Venezuela to Evo Morales, the indigenous head of state of Bolivia, and Michelle Bachelet, the first woman president in Chile, the faces of South American politics are changing rapidly and radically. 
In this timely and insightful analysis, acclaimed journalist and Latin American authority, Nikolas Kozloff explores the continent's new path and its affect on the U.S. New initiatives, such as Telesur, the satellite network with links to Al Jazeera, an oil-exporting consortium, and a regional currency, are coalescing South America into an emerging global player. With access to top political brass and a lively reportage style, Kozloff shows how we can secure and protect our ties with our close neighbors.

Cuprins


Turns a Critical Page
Asserting Energy Sovereignty
Integration for Survival
Overcoming a Brutal Past
Lights! Camera! Action!
Coca and Nationalism
Red is the Color of Revolution
The Poncho Revolution
Penguinos, Piqueteros, and the PT
South American Media Wars
Moving Forward

Recenzii


'While official Washington and elite media have been mucking about in the Middle East, journalist Nikolas Kozloff has charted his own path amid the terrain-shifting upsurges in 'America's backyard.' He casts a sympathetic but critical eye at the leftward trend in South American politics, the battles over oil and media, the rise of indigenous movements and sometimes erratic populist leaders. If you get your news on Latin America from mainstream media, this wide-ranging book is a needed corrective.' - Jeff Cohen, author of Cable News Confidential and founder of the Media Watch Group FAIR
 
'A much needed antidote to the mainstream media's canting coverage of Latin America. Kozloff is an acute observer of contemporary Latin American politics, and he proves to be an indispensable guide to the ideas, politics, and economics behind the region's yet latest attempt to wrest some wiggle room from Washington, as well as to the possibilities and perils that confront its 'New Left' leaders and activists.' - Greg Grandin, author of Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism
 
'...a timely and thought-provoking foray into an area that will test policymakers in the US like never before for years to come. They would do well, as they begin to adjust to the new realities, to start by reading this book.' - Gavin O'Toole, The Latin American Review of Books

Notă biografică

NIKOLAS KOZLOFF is Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemospheric Affairs in Washington, D.C. and the author of Hugo Chavez: Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the US (Palgrave Macmillan 2007). He has appeared on PBS World Focus, C-SPAN Washington Journal and The Daily Show. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Caracteristici

GREAT ENDORSEMENTS: Upside Down World describes it as a 'lively and accessible book' that 'serves as a useful introduction to the region's current political dynamics.'  WELL-CONNECTED AUTHOR: Hardcover publicity appearances include PBS World Focus and a talk at the 92nd St. Y in Tribeca. Hugo Chávez received a great deal of media attention: print reviews in New York Times, Publishers Weekly and more; radio appearances on NPR, the BBC; C-SPAN and The Daily Show with John Stewart. He has unique interview access throughout South America and excellent media connections, all of which make him the ideal voice to assess the rapid changes in South America.   CUTTING-EDGE: Kozloff is ahead of the curve and in a rare position to assess the U.S.'s position in South America. He has insider access to the current leaders of eight major South American countries, and has the information and knowledge to predict what changes are on the horizon and what the U.S. can do to make the most of them.