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A Nation of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet | 
 enlarge | Authors: Pamela Constable, Arturo Valenzuela
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 55241
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0393309851
Dewey Decimal Number: 983.065
EAN: 9780393309850
ASIN: 0393309851
Publication Date: May 1993
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Following a military coup in 1973 led by General Augusto Pinochet, the Chilean people lived for 17 years under his dictatorial rule. This study describes the gradual struggle for civil rights and freedoms which took place during that time, leading to public presidential elections in 1990.
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 Non reliable one side story July 11, 2007
7 out of 15 found this review helpful
The typical leftist view which does not recognize that in 1973 Chile was the laboratory for the cold war. More than 12.000 cuban soldiers were introduced into Chile by marxist Allende. He was not able to govern the country but divided its population into two sides and led them into a civil war, which was stopped at the las minute by the armed forces, requested by a majority of the population, includin Christian democrats, now allied to the socialists in the government.
 Chile at its darkest hour December 29, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Pinochet is one of the most controversial dictators in Latin America. Sponsored by the United States he would sprout a reign of torture and death throughout Chile. This book covers what occurred under Pinochet in excellent detail. It shows how modern Chile was shaped out of the horrors that were seen by this regime. It is very well written and stays on thesis throughout the whole book. If you are just getting started on studying Chile this is an excellent book to start with. It really gives you a sense of this time period without being overbearing.
very compelling November 10, 2002
2 out of 12 found this review helpful
They should make a movie about this even tought we we have films like missing or waking the dead. they should make one about pinochet himself he is an infimous figure who took everything when the oppritunity was right a true tyrant in every saince of the word and the book it self shows this. every one should reixamine history even this one.
An excellent overview of the Pinochet years in Chile. August 1, 2002
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
There has been a lot of trash written about Pinochet, but this book along with Soldiers in a Narrow Land have a very balanced perspective. As the title states, there were both supporters of Pinochet and the Armed Forces, and there were opponents. Allende was not skillful in leading his country through the changes of the seventies, so a ruluctant Pinochet and the Armed Forces removed him. The excesses of the reign of terror following the coup de etat are unforgiveable, but one should remember that in Argentina the dirty war killed close to twenty thousand, where Chile's coup and terror killed 3,000.
The authors do a great job describing the successes and failures of the Pinochet regime. Also a good description of the power struggles within the Armed Forces themselves (Air Force versus Army). The one thing needing improvement in this book is an update on what has since happened in Chile.
Since I am marrying a Chilean, I found this book a great way to know more about this country. It describes the still powerful emotion in Chile over Pinochet (positive and negative).
Setting the scene April 4, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have lived in Chile for close on 4 years now. I am not sure it will ever be possible to fully understand the Chilean psych. However - this book does bring you an inch or two closer to doing so. It certainly helps you understand why Chilean think and react the way they do to the subject of the dictatorship. However I believe that before being published in paperback -this book should have an additional chapter on the last decade and the dramatic changes that have taken place since 1991.
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