This book is the first comprehensive study of the Reagan administration's policy toward the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile. Based on new primary and archival materials, as well as on original interviews with former US and Chilean officials, it traces the evolution of Reagan policy from an initial 'close embrace' of the junta to a re-evaluation of whether Pinochet was a risk to long-term US interests in Chile and, finally, to an acceptance in Washington of the need to push for a return to democracy. It provides fresh insights into the bureaucratic conflicts that were a key part of the Reagan decision-making process and reveals not only the successes but also the limits of US influence on Pinochet's regime. Finally, it contributes to the ongoing debate about the US approach toward democracy promotion in the Third World over the past half century.
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Introduction; 1. In from the cold; 2. Turning the tide; 3. Dead ends in Chilean policy; 4. Changing tack; 5. Abandoning Pinochet; 6. Toward endgame; 7. Return to the fold; Conclusion.
'While reams of scholarly writings have been published on the US role in the overthrow of Chilean democracy in September 1973, almost nothing of substance has been written on the US role in the denouement of the Pinochet dictatorship in 1990 - until now. Through astute analysis of a massive quantity of declassified US documents, Reagan and Pinochet has filled a major historical void. This is a compelling, definitive, and valuable study.' Peter Kornbluh, author of The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability
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This study examines US policy toward the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile during the 1980s.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781107087637
Publisert
2015-02-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
600 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
157 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
P, U, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
352