The history of Chile

Author:John L. Rector

Summary:Ten chapters detail Chilean history from the indigenous peoples to the democratic transition after the Pinochet dictatorship.Chile is more than 2,600 miles long but averages a width of only 110 miles.

Print Book, English, 2003

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Publisher: Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 2003

Series:

Greenwood histories of the modern nations series

Physical Description:XXXI, 297 p. ; 23 cm.

ISBN:

9780313317590, 0313317593

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:912575053

Subjects:

Historia de Chile

Contents:

Series Forward by Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling Preface and Acknowledgments Timeline of Historical Events Map of Chile A Crazy Geography Origins of the Chilean People, 500-1750 Independence, 1750-1830 Miners, Merchants, and Hacendados, 1830-1861 The Triumph of Congress, 1861-1891 New Classes and Conflicts, 1891-1925 Experiments in Democracy, 1925-1958 Reform Turns to Revolution, 1958-1973 Military Rule and Neoliberalism, 1973-1990 The Democratic Transition after 1990 Notable People in the History of Chile Glossary of Selected Terms Abbreviations and Acronyms Suggestions for Further Reading Index