Customer Review: This is a concise, well-written and comprehensive history of Chile, one of the America's oldest democracies until the 1973 military coup. It provides an interesting overview of the country's complex history. In the account of the country's return to democracy following the 1973 coup, it presents a... more info
Customer Review: If you plan on traveling to Chile, I strongly recommend reading this book. Puts Chile's return to democracy in context and Pinochet in his place.
Customer Review: My daugter is serving as a volunteer in Santiago and has met the author, Steve Reifenberg. She was exuberant in her recommendation of his book. I must confess to living a sheltered life, and marvel at my daughter's generation for their passion for world travel, service and adventure. For those of us... more info
Customer Review: I was growing up under the regime of a series of military dictators.Violence was pervasive and even covetous act .As a naturally result of that, every town and community there are at least one or two who dissapeared for a while and returned with black marks all over their bodies. I heard so much... more info
Customer Review: I found this book to be thoughtful and provocative; it tells a compelling and difficult story that links violence, social/political unrest, and memory with nation-state projects and the kinds of affective connections that these projects require in citizens. The author draws you in in her... more info
Customer Review: This book by journalist Mary Helen Spooner offers competent reporting on the crimes of the Pinochet regime in Chile from a leftist point of view. Spooner has done a good job of assembling testimony from many, many sources to document a long list of murders, kidnappings, and torture committed by the... more info