The Southern Tiger: Chile's Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous Future - Hardcover

Lagos, Ricardo; Hounshell, Blake; Dickinson, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 023033816X ISBN 13: 9780230338166

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2012

Synopsis

Former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos provides a fascinating glimpse inside his country's meteoric rise on the world stage. A leader in the underground resistance movement against Augusto Pinochet and his Dirty War, Ricardo Lagos burst onto the national stage in 1988 when he gave a speech denouncing the dictator, the first of its kind. Revolution soon followed, as Chileans took to the streets to oust a criminal despot and pave the way for democracy. In The Southern Tiger, Lagos chronicles Chile's journey from terror and repression to a thriving open society, and from crushing poverty to one of the wealthiest nations in Latin America. His thrilling stories of surviving Chile's political prisons, standing up to President George W. Bush over the war in Iraq, and rebuilding Chile's education system demonstrate why President Obama recently called Chile 'a model for the region and the world.' As citizens across the globe rise up to demand more from their governments, The Southern Tiger is an inspiring story of political and economic rebirth in the wake of fear.

About this title

About the Author:

Ricardo Lagos was president of Chile from 2000 to 2006, and the former UN special envoy for climate change. He has been profiled in media worldwide, including the BBC and The New York Times, and he has lectured at Harvard University, Yale University, Berkeley University (honored with Medal), Vanderbilt University, the London School of Economics, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. He is the former cochair of the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington and an editorial board member of Americas Quarterly. Currently a professor at large at Brown University, he lives in Santiago, Chile where he is Chairman of Fundación Democracia y Desarrollo.

Blake Hounshell and Elizabeth Dickinsonare the managing editors of Foreign Policy magazine. They live in New York City.

Review:

"...Ricardo Lagos...gives an extraordinary account of his fight against Pinochet's regime, his struggle in transitioning Chile into a democracy, and his role in lobbying against the Iraq war. Once started, it is hard to put this autobiography down because it is much more than a personal account of a political figure. It is the story of a country's fascinating recovery from dictatorship and devastating political economic policies...Lagos narrates with refreshing clarity, exhibiting humor and optimism...An essential and timely read." - The Global Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 023033816X
• ISBN 13: 9780230338166
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272