Allende and Popular Unity

The Road to Democratic Socialism

Paula Vidal Molina, Ximena U. Odekerken

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Routledge
27 October 2025

History of the Americas; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Social & political philosophy; Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies; Revolutionary groups & movements

Series: Marx and Marxisms

This book is a fascinating collection of carefully handpicked key texts and speeches from Chile’s 1,000 Days of Revolution, previously unpublished in English. Twenty-three texts embodying the activity of Unidad Popular and Salvador Allende’s government in the early 1970s are structured around five thematic sections, which tell the story of the common challenges for progressive political organizations and social movements today. The themes of participatory democracy and sovereignty, economy and social rights, women and gender equality, indigenous people, and worker-class syndicalism and political organization guide the reader through the multidimensional and global vision of Popular Unity’s socialist project. Ideal for students, scholars, and general readers, this book introduces an extraordinary period in Chile’s history to a new generation of readers interested in the resurgence of democratic socialism around the world.

By: Paula Vidal Molina, Ximena U. Odekerken
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781032784052
ISBN 10: 1032784059
Series: Marx and Marxisms
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 27 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction 1. Participatory Democracy and Sovereignty on the Road to Socialism 2. Economy and Social Rights 3. Women and Gender Equality 4. Indigenous People 5. Unionism and Working Class Organization

Paula Vidal Molina is an associate professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of Chile. Her research interests include state politics and policy, public policy, and Chilean Marxism history. Ximena U. Odekerken is a doctoral student at the National University of San Martin, Argentina. Her research interests include political history and the history of the Left in Chile.