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Soldiers in a Narrow Land, The Pinochet Regime in Chile

Soldiers in a Narrow Land, The Pinochet Regime in Chile

by Mary Helen Spooner

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 410 PAGES

A correspondent based in Chile during the Pinochet years, Spooner interviewed ordinary people, military and opposition leaders for this social history. It's a balanced account, documenting the censorship, violence and appeal of the 16-year dictatorship. The book includes an analysis of the impact of the free market economy on Chilean society. Updated with a new preface on Chile in the 1990s.  (CHI25, $29.95)


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