Pinochet: The Politics of Power

The military coup d’etat that convulsed Chile on September 11, 1973, and led to the suicide of then-President Salvador Allende was a dramatic interruption of institutional life in one of the world’s oldest and most stable democracies. In Pinochet: The Politics of Power, originally published in 1988, distinguished Chilean political scientist Genaro Arriagada examines the nearly 15-year reign of one of Latin America’s most enduring dictators, General Augusto Pinochet.

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