The General’s Slow Retreat

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ISBN: 9780520266803

Chile after Pinochet

Mary Helen Spooner

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English

California Uni Pr Trade
12 May 2011

History; History of the Americas; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Politics & government

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.

By: Mary Helen Spooner
Imprint: California Uni Pr Trade
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780520266803
ISBN 10: 0520266803
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 12 May 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. An Uneasy Transition 1. Transferring Power 2. The Conciliator 3. The Commander 4. Truth and Reconciliation Part II. Building Democracy 5. Elections and the Military 6. Politics and Free Speech 7. Justice Delayed 8. London and Santiago Part III. Consolidating Democracy 9. The Dictator's Last Bow 10. Unfinished Business 11. Michelle Bachelet 12. Chile, Post-Pinochet A Chilean Chronology Notes Bibliography Index

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).