Soldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile, Updated Edition (First Edition, with a New Preface)
Mary Helen Spooner
(Author)
Description
On September 11, 1973, a military coup in Chile overthrew the socialist government of Salvador Allende, beginning an era of political repression that lasted over sixteen years. Mary Helen Spooner takes us behind the Pinochet regime's wall of censorship, silence, and propaganda and provides an inside look at a brutal dictatorship. She traces the personal histories of key political figures, explains why many Chileans supported the regime, and reveals the fate of many of its victims. The 1998 arrest of Augusto Pinochet and resulting events serve as a reminder of his harrowing legacy. In a new preface (Paper edition) Spooner looks at how Chile has changed in the 1990s and places recent events in a larger historical context.Product Details
Price
$41.94
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
September 01, 1999
Pages
322
Dimensions
5.99 X 0.79 X 8.98 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780520221697
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About the Author
Mary Helen Spooner is a journalist who has worked in Latin America since 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.
Reviews
"[Spooner's] interviews with top military officials and ordinary Chileans go a long way toward bringing the reader to Pinochet's Chile."--Sean Patrick Murphy, "Current History