The Generalas Slow Retreat: Chile After Pinochet
Mary Helen Spooner
(Author)
Description
In her acclaimed book Soldiers in a Narrow Land, Mary Helen Spooner took us inside the brutal dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Carrying Chile's story up to the present, she now offers this vivid account of how Chile rebuilt its democracy after 17 years of military rule-with the former dictator watching, and waiting, from the sidelines. Spooner discusses the major players, events, and institutions in Chile's recent political history, delving into such topics as the environmental situation, the economy, and the election of Michelle Bachelet. Throughout, she examines Pinochet's continuing influence on public life as she tells how he grudgingly ceded power, successfully fought investigations into his human rights record and finances, kept command of the army for eight years after leaving the presidency, was detained on human rights charges, and died without being convicted of any of the many serious crimes of which he was accused. Chile has now become one of South America's greatest economic and political successes, but as we find in The General's Slow Retreat, it remains a country burdened with a painful past.
Product Details
Price
$114.00
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
May 12, 2011
Pages
338
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 0.94 inches | 1.44 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780520256132
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Mary Helen Spooner is a journalist who began working in Latin America in 1977, including nine years as a foreign correspondent in Chile. She has reported for ABC News, The Economist, The Financial Times of London, and Newsweek. She is the author of Soldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile, Updated Edition (UC Press).
Reviews
"A human account of Chile's particular experience that is thoughtful, well researched and immensely readable."--Tanya Harmer"International Affairs" (04/01/2012)