The general's slow retreat : Chile after Pinochet /

This is an account of how Chile rebuilt its democracy after 17 years of military rule - with the former dictator, Augusto Pinochet, watching, and waiting, from the sidelines. Spooner discusses the major players, events, and institutions in Chile's recent political history, delving into such top...

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Main Author: Spooner, Mary Helen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011
Series:UPSO - University of California Press E-Books.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • An uneasy transition
  • Transferring power
  • The conciliator
  • The commander
  • Truth and reconciliation
  • Building democracy
  • Elections and the military
  • Politics and free speech
  • Justice delayed
  • London and Santiago
  • Consolidating democracy
  • The dictator's last bow
  • Unfinished business
  • Michelle Bachelet
  • Chile, post-Pinochet.