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- A History of Chile 1808–2018, Third Edition
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
- A History of Chile 1808–2018
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Postscript
- A note on geography
- Part I Birth of a nation-state, 1800s–1830s
- Part II The rise of a republic, 1830s–1880s
- Part III The nitrate era, 1880s–1930s
- Part IV Industrial advance and the dawn of mass politics, 1930s–1960s
- Part V Democracy and dictatorship, 1960s–2000s
- 11 Revolution in liberty, 1964–1970
- 12 The Chilean road to socialism, 1970–1973
- 13 The Pinochet years
- 14 Re-encounter with history, 1990–2002
- 15 Adapting to the twenty-first century, 2002–2018
- Glossary of Spanish terms
- Initials and acronyms
- Further reading
- Index
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
13 - The Pinochet years
from Part V - Democracy and dictatorship, 1960s–2000s
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2022
- A History of Chile 1808–2018, Third Edition
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
- A History of Chile 1808–2018
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Acknowledgments
- Postscript
- A note on geography
- Part I Birth of a nation-state, 1800s–1830s
- Part II The rise of a republic, 1830s–1880s
- Part III The nitrate era, 1880s–1930s
- Part IV Industrial advance and the dawn of mass politics, 1930s–1960s
- Part V Democracy and dictatorship, 1960s–2000s
- 11 Revolution in liberty, 1964–1970
- 12 The Chilean road to socialism, 1970–1973
- 13 The Pinochet years
- 14 Re-encounter with history, 1990–2002
- 15 Adapting to the twenty-first century, 2002–2018
- Glossary of Spanish terms
- Initials and acronyms
- Further reading
- Index
- Cambridge Latin American Studies
Summary
As Chile has continued to grow and prosper in the twenty-first century, this new edition of the definitive history of the country brings the story of its political, social, and cultural development up to date. It describes how Ricardo Lagos and Michelle Bachelet, both highly educated Socialists, modernized the country and integrated new interests into Chilean political life, and how the billionaire, Harvard-trained economist Sebastian Piñera, who succeeded Bachelet, addressed the problems caused by the 2010 tsunami. In the last twenty years, Chile diversified its economy, replaced a number of Pinochet’s organizations with more inclusive institutions, cultivated Chilean culture, modernized its constitution, and fomented reconciliation of the various political factions – until economic crisis in early 2018 caused political chaos and occasionally violent public protest. Based on new statistics to measure Chile’s economic and social development, this volume celebrates Chile’s achievements and dissects its failures.
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- A History of Chile 1808–2018 , pp. 383 - 414Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022