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"A gripping first-person account of the 9/11/73 fascist revolution of Augusto Pinochet in Chile."
"A gripping first-person account of the 9/11/73 fascist revolution of Augusto Pinochet in Chile."
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Written by the current Chilean Ambassador to the UN, this definitive book is a compelling look at former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, revealing why he was the most important third-world leader of the Cold War, the horrors perpetrated by his regime, and what it took to overthrow him.Augusto Pinochet was the most important third-world dictator of the Cold War. Put in place with the help and blessing of the US, the Pinochet regime was the main testing ground for monetarist economic theories; at one point a group of Milton Friedman disciples, known as 'The Chicago Boys', was effectively running Chilean economic policy. For Western conservatives, the state terror was simply the price necessary to be paid in order to fight off communist influence while building a modern industrial state. But the questions raised by Pinochet's rule still remain: are such dictators somehow necessary? And do these kinds of interventions, whether to fight communism or terrorism, ever have their intended effect? Whose interests do they ultimately serve?In "The Dictator's Shadow", Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, the Permanent Representative of Chile to the U.N., takes advantage of his unmatched set of perspectives - as a former revolutionary, as a respected scholar of international relations, and as a working diplomat - to explore what this extraordinary figure and his terrible regime meant to the people of Chile, to the United States, and to the world.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Superb Book
13 Mar 2010
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Mr. Munioz has provided a detailed, interesting account of President Pinochet's rule and the concerted effort to re-establish democracy in Chile. I was particularly interested in the steps taken to pry Pinochet from power. For those of us with great fondness for Chile and her people, this was a wonderful story of how Chileans reinstated democratic rule which had so long been their birthright. Chile vencera', indeed.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
A great read
25 Dec 2008
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This is a serene , well written and easy to read annalysis of a cruel period in the history of Chile. A must for those who want to learn from the mistakes of the past and to learn that repression, hate, absence of the rule of law and of political freedom are not the only possible ways to accomplish economic prosperity and stability for the nations.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Interesting side of the Pinochet story
24 Nov 2010
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Heraldo Munoz, a former leader in the left movements of Chile, provides a look at the dictator Augusto Pinochet who ruled with an iron fist in Chile throughout the 1970's and early 80's. Munoz provides what he terms as a political memoir to look at the changes surrounding the regime from those who opposed it throughout the time of Pinochet. One point that has to be appreciated from this book is that while it captures the horrors of Pinochet's time it does not go through a categorical list of atrocities as most Pinochet books do. Munoz focuses instead on what was changing in Chile and how it fit into a wider global context vis a vis communism an d the west. While clearly gloating over the fall of Pinochet and outright mocking Pinochet's defense at trial this book gives one sides account of the story and it is a side that has not been told in this much detail from one on the ground yet. For those who are starting out in this subject I would not recommend this book as it assumes a decent knowledge of Chile and does not give a balanced look at the sides. For those who have read more this is an excellent addition to the literature on the topic and a wonderful primary source for those looking into the history of Chile.
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