Synopses & Reviews
This book takes a fresh look at the role the United States Government and the Chilean military played in the overthrow of the Allende government. It addresses four specific topics. Part I focuses on official and non-official United States intervention and examines other "actors" in the international system. Part II covers special interest groups (the Catholic church, women's organizations, trade unions, and others), the Chilean military, the Political Opposition, the political structure of Chile, and the economic situation. Part III discusses the problems within the decision-making elite. Part IV describes the pre-crisis period and the events that led to the crisis period. The author's concluding chapter offers new perspectives on the overthrow of Allende in Chile. Scholars of Latin American studies, United States foreign policy, socialism, and the interested layreader will find this volume timely and provocative.
Review
. . . The book is well written. It has a superior index and selected bibliography. Of interest to graduate students and faculty as well as to general readers.Choice
Synopsis
This book takes a fresh look at the role the United States Government and the Chilean military played in the overthrow of the Allende government. It addresses four specific topics. Part I focuses on official and non-official United States intervention and examines other actors in the international system. Part II covers special interest groups (the Catholic church, women's organizations, trade unions, and others), the Chilean military, the Political Opposition, the political structure of Chile, and the economic situation. Part III discusses the problems within the decision-making elite. Part IV describes the pre-crisis period and the events that led to the crisis period. The author's concluding chapter offers new perspectives on the overthrow of Allende in Chile. Scholars of Latin American studies, United States foreign policy, socialism, and the interested layreader will find this volume timely and provocative.
About the Author
EDY KAUFMAN is the Executive Director of the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a center dedicated to research on developing countries.
Table of Contents
Spanish Glossary
Preface
Introduction: Conceptual Framework
The Impact of External Actors
U.S. Involvement in Chile
Other Actors in the International System
The Impact of Domestic Actors
Interest Groups
Chilean Military: The Threat From Within
Political Opposition: Gradual Legitimation of the Coup
Political Structure
The Economic Dimension: The Limits to Change
Problems Within the Decision-Making Elite
The Decision-Making Elite: A Disunited Popular Unity
The Burden of Allende: Misperception of Political Reality Coupled with Ideological Divisionism Within the Coalition
Crisis Behavior
Pre-Crisis Period
The Crisis Period
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
List of Newspapers, Wire Services, and Periodicals
Index