- Hardcover: 1 pages
- Publisher: WW Norton (Oct 21 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0393030113
- ISBN-13: 978-0393030112
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 15.7 x 3.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,924,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In their rigorous examination of the regime of the "Franco of Chile," the authors describe the 1973 coup that ended the brief socialist experiment of Salvador Allende (the first freely elected Marxist head of state) and explain how Augusto Pinochet came to dominate the junta and attained personal and institutional control "unrivalled by contemporary military regimes anywhere else in Latin America." Based on hundreds of interviews with Chileans of all backgrounds and political views, Constable and Valenzuela chronicle the hate-driven campaign of oppression that sharpened divisions between left and right, rich and poor, civilian and military, and "turned the state into a monster" capable of torture and mass killings. The authors also describe the rapid economic development directed by Pinochet's "Chicago Boys," a team of U.S.-trained technocrats who initiated a bold venture into free-market economics that led one segment of Chileans to prosperity while another sank into poverty. Finally, they describe the circumstances under which Pinochet, "the last of South America's modern-day dictators," was forced to step down in 1989. Constable is foreign correspondent for the Boston Globe ; Valenzuela is director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Veteran journalist Constable and distinguished academic Valenzuela re-create life for most ordinary Chileans during the past 20 years when "they were dubious spectators caught in a system that they had not chosen." Chile had a 150-year-old tradition of stable democracy and civilian rule. Yet from the coup that ousted President Allende in September 1973 until March 1990 when Patricio Alywin was inaugurated as President of Chile, General Augusto Pinochet and the military completely dominated Chilean life. Based on broad sources, including many interviews, this book chronicles without ideological bias the lengthy struggles for the reemergence of democracy in Chile and concludes that after two decades Chileans grew tired of hating each other and have regained "new appreciation for the values of moderation and compromise." Written for both general and academic audiences, this will stand as the definitive work on Chile under Pinochet for many years to come. It belongs in all public and academic libraries.
- James Rhodes, Luther Coll., Decorah, Ia.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- James Rhodes, Luther Coll., Decorah, Ia.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
very compelling,
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This review is from: Nation Of Enemies Chile Under Pinochet (Paperback)
They should make a movie about this even tought we we have films like missing or waking the dead. they should make one about pinochet himself he is an infimous figure who took everything when the oppritunity was right a true tyrant in every saince of the word and the book it self shows this. every one should reixamine history even this one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent overview of the Pinochet years in Chile.,
By Kevin M Quigg (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nation Of Enemies Chile Under Pinochet (Paperback)
There has been a lot of trash written about Pinochet, but this book along with Soldiers in a Narrow Land have a very balanced perspective. As the title states, there were both supporters of Pinochet and the Armed Forces, and there were opponents. Allende was not skillful in leading his country through the changes of the seventies, so a ruluctant Pinochet and the Armed Forces removed him. The excesses of the reign of terror following the coup de etat are unforgiveable, but one should remember that in Argentina the dirty war killed close to twenty thousand, where Chile's coup and terror killed 3,000.The authors do a great job describing the successes and failures of the Pinochet regime. Also a good description of the power struggles within the Armed Forces themselves (Air Force versus Army). The one thing needing improvement in this book is an update on what has since happened in Chile. Since I am marrying a Chilean, I found this book a great way to know more about this country. It describes the still powerful emotion in Chile over Pinochet (positive and negative).
5.0 out of 5 stars
Setting the scene,
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This review is from: Nation Of Enemies Chile Under Pinochet (Hardcover)
I have lived in Chile for close on 4 years now. I am not sure it will ever be possible to fully understand the Chilean psych. However - this book does bring you an inch or two closer to doing so. It certainly helps you understand why Chilean think and react the way they do to the subject of the dictatorship. However I believe that before being published in paperback -this book should have an additional chapter on the last decade and the dramatic changes that have taken place since 1991.
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