Isbn: 9781107087637 - reagan and pinochet: the struggle over u.s. policy toward chile (4 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. This study examines US policy toward the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile during the 1980s. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSH; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600. . 2015. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is the first comprehensive study of the Reagan administration's policy toward the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile. Based on new primary and archival materials, as well as on original interviews with former US and Chilean officials, it traces the evolution of Reagan policy from an initial 'close embrace' of the junta to a re-evaluation of whether Pinochet was a risk to long-term US interests in Chile and, finally, to an acceptance in Washington of the need to push for a return to democracy. It provides fresh insights into the bureaucratic conflicts that were a key part of the Reagan decision-making process and reveals not only the successes but also the limits of US influence on Pinochet's regime. Finally, it contributes to the ongoing debate about the US approach toward democracy promotion in the Third World over the past half century.…