Life Under Augusto Pinochet
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/08/2008
Augusto Pinochet was the most important Third World dictator of the Cold War, and perhaps the most ruthless. In The Dictators Shadow, United Nations Ambassador Heraldo Muoz takes advantage of his unmatched set of perspectives-as a former revolutionary who fought the Pinochet regime, as a respected scholar, and as a diplomat-to tell what this extraordinary figure meant to Chile, the United States, and the world. Pinochets American backers saw his regime as a bulwark against Communism; his nation was a testing ground for U. S. -inspired economic theories. Countries desiring World Bank support were told to emulate Pinochets free-market policies, and Chiles government pension even inspired President George W. Bushs plan to privatize Social Security. The other baggage-the assassinations, tortures, people thrown out of airplanes, mass murders of political prisoners-was simply the price to be paid for building a modern state. But the questions raised by Pinochets rule still remain: Are such dictators somehow necessary? Horrifying but also inspiring, The Dictators Shadow is a unique tale of how geopolitical rivalries can profoundly affect everyday life.
- ISBN:
- 9780465002504
- 9780465002504
- Category:
- History of the Americas
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-08-2008
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 376
- Dimensions (mm):
- 241x162x36mm
- Weight:
- 0.72kg
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