Soldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile, Updated Edition - Softcover

Spooner, Mary Helen Helen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520221699 ISBN 13: 9780520221697

Publisher: University of California Press, 1999

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"An accurate and objective account of the political events in Chile. . . . An important document for those who want to know what happened, and for those who should not forget."―Isabel Allende

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0520221699
• ISBN 13: 9780520221697
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 326