{"title":"Hal Weitzman","description":"\u003cp\u003eHAL WEITZMAN is a journalist and author who spent twelve years at the Financial Times, serving as Americas News Editor, Andes correspondent based in Lima, Peru, and Chicago and Midwest bureau chief. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eLatin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeitzman was educated at the University of Leeds, Oriel College Oxford, and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard as a Frank Knox Memorial Fellow. He later served as executive director for intellectual capital at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. His reporting has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHal Weitzman’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"latin-lessons","title":"Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe mistakes the United States has made in Latin America—and the high price it will pay for them\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould it be that for the first time in history, the United States needs Latin America more than the other way round? Since the early 1800s, the United States regarded the region as its “backyard,” but in the past decade South America’s leaders have increasingly snubbed US efforts to persuade them to adopt free-market economics and sign trade agreements. While Washington has been distracted by military campaigns elsewhere, rivals such as China, Russia, and Iran have expanded their clout in Latin America, and US influence in the region has fallen to a historic low—at the very time that the United States has become more dependent than ever on exporting to Latin America and importing its oil. Combining sharp wit and great storytelling with trenchant analysis, Hal Weitzman examines how America “lost the South” and argues that if the United States is to find a new role in a world of emerging superpowers, it must reengage with Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharts the rise of resource nationalism—in which governments take increasing control of natural resources and squeeze multinational corporations—in South America and across the world \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrates analytical points with vivid stories—such as the disappearance of the Panama hat or the sweater Evo Morales wore throughout a world tour—and interviews with presidents, policymakers, and protesters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by a \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e journalist who formerly served as its Andes correspondent based in Lima, Peru \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0470481919\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780470481912\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Hal Weitzman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185555996888,"sku":"9780470481912","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470481912_FC_mockup_v2_1738785327_cf5d51a5-67dc-4606-9470-fd9cf0e7069a.jpg?v=1791986299"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-hal-weitzman.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}