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Hugo Chávez: Oil, Politics, and the Challenge to the U.S. Hardcover – July 25, 2006

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This is the riveting and frightening story of ambitious, tempestuous and avowed anti-American Hugo Chávez, who is making waves through South America and being widely compared to Fidel Castro. Ex-paratrooper, outspoken socialist, and brash personality, Chávez is known for his stance against big business, fearless threats to the Bush administration, social reforms that have violently polarized his country, and claims that he will soon unite South America. As gas prices rise to unprecedented highs, Venezuela's importance surges as the fifth largest oil exporter in the world. Nikolas Kozloff's access to top advisors, members of the opposition, and leaders of Chávez's own political movement allow him to present a comprehensive portrait of Chávez as he runs for re-election and moves into the global spotlight.

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272 pages
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English
Publisher

St. Martin's Press
Publication date

July 25, 2006
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6.4 x 1.1 x 9.45 inches
ISBN-10

1403973156
ISBN-13

978-1403973153
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Hugo Chavez has put Latin America back on the U.S. radar with his outspoken attacks on American imperialism and his leadership in forming economic ties among Latin American nations outside U.S. influence. To many in the southern hemisphere, he represents a welcome alternative to the U.S., whose efforts to heal the region's economic woes through the World Bank and the IMF have largely failed. In the northern hemisphere, he is often seen as a threat to free-trade agreements and democracy in the Americas. Kozloff, a senior research fellow for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, tries to neutralize the latter image as he recounts recent Venezuelan history and analyzes Chavez's rise to power. Paying equal attention to Chavez as a man and as a political phenomenon, he inserts slow-moving anecdotes among dense historical details, making for an uneven read. Kozloff's use of sources like the Nation, the New Left Review and the International Socialist Review, as well as his participation in the antiglobalization movement, also reveal a leftist bias toward Chavez. He offers little criticism of Chavez's policies or the nondemocratic means—a 1992 failed coup—through which he first garnered public favor, before winning office in a 1999 election and 2002 reelection. But while this bias might make for some one-sided storytelling at times, it also makes for a thoughtful, well-researched alternative to the majority of information available on Chavez in the English-speaking world. (Sept. 19)
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“Enables readers to understand the Chávez movement on its own terms while also making clear Chávez's larger significance in the current politics and possible future direction of Latin America.” ―Doug Yarrington, Colorado State University

“Nikolas Kozloff's fact-filled Hugo Chávez is a thought-provoking explanation of why people around the planet hail Venezuela's fiery leader as a hero. This is essential reading for all who want to understand modern global politics or are committed to creating a better world for our children.” ―John Perkins, author of the New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2005)

“Is Hugo Chávez the Messiah? Is George W. Bush afraid of him? Is the taste of oil too sweet to give up? Where is Latin America going with the new generation of revoltosos? Nikolas Kozloff's sharp, provocative report offers the reader a clue to understanding the current redrawing of hemispheric power.” ―Ilan Stavans, author of The Hispanic Condition

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Press; First Edition (July 25, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1403973156
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1403973153
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.4 x 1.1 x 9.45 inches

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Nikolas Kozloff is a Brooklyn-based writer who focuses on politics and environmental questions. He has spent years living in Latin America and reporting on the wider region. He blogs at the Huffington Post as well as his own personal Web site, http://www.nikolaskozloff.com/

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Ivan Nosov

Very interesting, full of intriguing book about Hugo Chavez.

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2013

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Very interesting, full of intriguing book about Hugo Chavez.
This book could be The thesis on the political movements in Latin America, particularly in Venezuela. Copyright impartially and cold in the book considered the socio-political aspects of life in Venezuela. Very interesting! Recommend this book to those who seek to get rid of the standard political "stamps" and see Venezuela this for what it is actually.

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Preston C. Enright

Challenging neoliberalism

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2007

With all the criticism of neoconservativism (which is appropriate), it's good that Chavez and this book bring up the issue of neoliberalism. Chavez accomplished quite a bit to educate the world on the issue when he held up Chomsky's book Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (American Empire Project) during his famous "el diablo" speech at the United Nations.
Kozloff does a great job of laying out how the current regime in Washington tried to overthrow Chavez. There's actually an incredible documentary about that event called "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" that can be found at a British Venezuelan Solidarity site.

There are several books that are sympathetic to what Chavez and his supporters are trying to achieve. Our corporate media tends to ignore their socialist movement, or to misrepresent it. If his proposals were honestly portrayed, like his recent move to shorten the workday from 8 to 6 hours, Chavez would be inspiring people here to change the system of wage slavery we've accepted. Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure

It's interesting to read the one-star reviews pro-Chavez books get. While I appreciate their perspective, my guess is that many anti-chavistas come from the wealthier classes who may not have the same advantages with Bolivarian socialism. They may even own the food stores that Chavez is saying the poor should not be punished for stealing from. That's a quandary, and maybe they could somehow be subsidized/insured for their losses. That would beat investing in a massive prison system as we have here in the United States. We have 2.3 million people behind bars, and the number of prisoners and the costs are rising. The Perpetual Prisoner Machine: How America Profits from Crime

As a little act of solidarity, I hope to spend some tourism dollars in Venezuela in the not-too-distant future Lonely Planet Venezuela ; and to share extra copies of subtitled progressive films with the people of South America. The Corporation
In an era of transnational corporate tyranny, we need transnational labor, environmental, peace and justice efforts.

"Full opportunity for full development is the unalienable right of all. He who denies it is a tyrant; he who does not demand it is a coward; he who is indifferent to it is a slave; he who does not desire it is dead.
The earth for all the people. That is the demand." -Eugene V. Debs

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LuelCanyon

a good antidote to the lies

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2006

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This book is an excellent primer on Chavez, warts and all. The challenge to the US Kozloff delineates fully and articulately, not least by spending ample time revealing his subject's severe awakening to political and global realities through prison, failure, and a lightning quick mind. The first three chapters patiently define the origins of Chavez's political consciousness, and make the rest of the book more important and substantial. Chapter 3 - 'TINA - There Is No Alternative' - is especially helpful in getting to the root of who Chavez is, and who he might become, and why his appears to be a success with unlimited possibilities in terms of resisting the hegemony of American foreign policy. True, Kozloff is an admirer of sorts, but he pulls no punches. There is much to be admired in Hugo Chavez, as the world witnessed during his recent no-nonsense address to the UN, where he clearly distinguished himself as a determined, even poetic, global thinker. Chapter 4 takes its time outlining the nefarious meddling of Gustavo Cisneros, documenting along the way Cisneros' cozying up to George Herbert Liquor Bush. This is one of the few books around casting a clear-headed overview of the IMF, the disastrous effects of NAFTA, and the early White House plots against Chavez involving Otto Reich (Lockheed Martin), Pedro Carmona, and the CIA. These ideas are fully documented throughout the book with 65 pages of scrupulously detailed notes. One of the most interesting findings in the pages of this book is the struggle against racism represented by Hugo Chavez. His grasp of world affairs and his love for Venezuela come to be seen as inseparable from that honorable struggle. An excellent antidote to the prevailing American government line, it's also an essential look at the aiding and abetting committed by American corporate media in conformist manipulation. A must read.

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Jesse Taylor

Very informative and engaging

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2010

I've been reading quite a bit about Venezuela lately, and this books stands as one of my favorites. Kozloff did an especially good job covering Chávez' activities on the international stage, his restructuring of the oil industry, and his work with regional economic/political integration. I also like how Kozloff brings in his own personal experiences as a student, and later as a social science researcher, discussing how his personal political ideology clashed with his preconceptions of Chávez, and how that changed over time as he learned more about what was happening in Venezuela. Anyhow, this is a concise, informative, and engaging read, and I'd highly recommend it for a primer on contemporary Venezuelan affairs.

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Island Lawyer

Mediocre

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2013

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This is not a great book. It is extremely pro-Chavez. I really found some of the points overwhelming on trying to make him out to be such a great leader and all around guy. It did provide some insight into the former situation in Venezuela- but you were overwhelmed by the propaganda.

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2007

Most books involving such notorious figures are often disgustingly bias. This book is written by a leftist who does not allow his stance impact his writing much. To saying anything is completely unbiased is ridiculous.

The title really explains the book. Oil is such an important aspect, and it ties right into American politics. He also gives some background about the history of many important figures.

The book is well written, and is a good read. Since I'm a poor student, I normally sell my books, but this is a keeper!

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jamal ahmed

Great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2016

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One of the best books i have ever read

kyla

awesome

Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2014

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its amazballs so buy it and read it, because again it is really amazballs. gotta love hugo, he the man!!!

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