{"product_id":"the-chile-reader-9780822353607","title":"The Chile Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for the student or traveler, \u003ci\u003eThe Chile Reader\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Chile Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly recommended, illuminating and thought-provoking read.\"  -- Tanya Harmer * LSE Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e“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 *\u003cbr\u003e“A major contribution of \u003ci\u003eThe Chile Reader\u003c\/i\u003e 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 *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Chile Reader\u003c\/i\u003e 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 *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Chile Reader\u003c\/i\u003e 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e I. Environment and History 9\u003cbr\u003e II. Chile before Chile: Indigenous Peoples, Conquest, and Colonial Society 59\u003cbr\u003e III. The Honorable Exception: The New Chilean Nation in the Nineteenth Century 121\u003cbr\u003e IV. Building a Modern Nation: Politics and the Social Question in the Nitrate Era 193\u003cbr\u003e V. Depression, Development, and the Politics of Compromise 273\u003cbr\u003e VI. The Chilean Road to Socialism: Reform and Revolution 343\u003cbr\u003e VII. The Pinochet Dictatorship: Military Rule and Neoliberal Economics 433\u003cbr\u003e VIII. Returning to Democracy: Transition and Continuity 521\u003cbr\u003e Selected Readings 605\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 613\u003cbr\u003e Index 623","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866012397911,"sku":"9780822353607","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822353607.jpg?v=1722276619","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-chile-reader-9780822353607","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}