Guest Column
HUGO CHAVEZ: Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the U.S.
(Palgrave Macmillan introduces a riveting new book about a controversial leader whose increasingly vocal presence on the world stage is making America and Europe very, very nervous....)
- HUGO CHAVEZ: Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the U.S.
- By Nikolas Kozloff
HUGO CHAVEZ: Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the U.S. by Nikolas Kozloff (Palgrave Macmillan, September 2006) is a complex, journalistic look at one of the most feared, hated and ambitious political leaders of our time. Pat Robertson has publicly called for his execution, and tales of "the new Fidel Castro" have found their way to the ears of nearly every American. But who exactly is Hugo Chavez, and what does he want?
Ex-paratrooper, outspoken socialist and brash personality, Chavez has long attracted negative attention because of the social reforms that have violently polarized his country. Now, Chavez is making international news with his hard-line opposition to US trade initiatives, his fearless threats to the Bush administration, his claims that he will soon unite Latin America, and moves to control post-Castro Cuba. As gas prices rise to unprecedented highs, Venezuela's importance surges as the fifth largest oil exporter in the world.
HUGO CHAVEZ: Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the U.S. is the book on Chavez, written by an American journalist who has spent years in Venezuela-- interviewing Chavez' top advisors, his opposition, and the leaders of his movement. Kozloff's intimate and in-depth portrayal will take the reader right to the heart of this controversial political figure.
Hugo Chavez has emerged as America's newest foreign policy challenge. As the November 2006 Venezuelan election looms, he, and the threat he poses, will no doubt own the headlines. HUGO CHAVEZ: Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the U.S. provides a thorough and expert analysis of this complicated and dangerous man.
I hope you will bring this important new book to the attention of the readers of the Hispanic Vista, and look forward to your coverage.
If you would like further information on this book and/or the author, please contact:
Abbye Simkowitz/abbye.simkowitz@stmartins.com/646.307.5554
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Emily Beckman
Publicity Assistant
Palgrave Macmillan
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New York, NY 10010
emily.beckman@palgrave-usa.com
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