Description
Book SynopsisPerfect for the student or traveler,
The Chile Reader covers more than 500 years of Chilean history, with an emphasis on the past half-century. Its many selections include interviews, travel diaries, diplomatic cables, cartoons, and photographs.
Trade Review"For those who have never visited Chile or do not know a great deal about the country, this Reader is an impressive and accessible introduction to it. . . . For those who are more familiar with Chile, there is also a lot to reflect on and rethink in a new light. . . .
The Chile Reader is a highly recommended, illuminating and thought-provoking read." -- Tanya Harmer * LSE Review of Books *
“This book is recommended as a general, non-narrative introduction to Chilean History and for use in courses in Latin American History or, more specifically, the Southern Core.” * Colonial Latin American Historical Review *
“A major contribution of
The Chile Reader to scholars is that many of these documents have never before been published in English. All these texts represent precious resources not just for scholars who are studying Chile and Latin America, but even for Chileans themselves who want to understand how their nation was forged.” -- Fernando Pizarro * Journal of Latin American Geography *
“
The Chile Reader is an invaluable teaching tool.Graduate and undergraduate students will find inspiration for research projects among its pages. This remarkable volume is essential for scholars, students, travelers, and anyone who wants to learn about Chile’s complicated and fascinating history.” -- Brandi Townsend * The Latin Americanist *
“
The Chile Reader is an accessible, perceptive, and engaging text. … It offers ... insightful and fresh syntheses, at the same time that it provides rich documents and images that afford ample opportunity for informed reflection from readers. … [T]he volume is not only an excellent resource, but also an impressive intellectual achievement.” -- Edward Murphy * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
I. Environment and History 9
II. Chile before Chile: Indigenous Peoples, Conquest, and Colonial Society 59
III. The Honorable Exception: The New Chilean Nation in the Nineteenth Century 121
IV. Building a Modern Nation: Politics and the Social Question in the Nitrate Era 193
V. Depression, Development, and the Politics of Compromise 273
VI. The Chilean Road to Socialism: Reform and Revolution 343
VII. The Pinochet Dictatorship: Military Rule and Neoliberal Economics 433
VIII. Returning to Democracy: Transition and Continuity 521
Selected Readings 605
Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 613
Index 623
