Description
| Product ID: | 9780571215478 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Pinochet in Piccadilly |
| Authors: | Author: Andy Beckett |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, International relations, Human rights, civil rights, Revolutionary groups and movements, Public international law: diplomatic law, Public international law: humanitarian law, International relations, Human rights, Revolutionary groups & movements, Diplomatic law, International humanitarian law, England, Spain, Chile, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In October 1998, the erstwhile Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London, charged with crimes against humanity by a Spanish magistrate. In October 1998, the erstwhile Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London, charged with crimes against humanity by a Spanish magistrate. But over the 16 months that Pinochet was detained, intriguing questions went unanswered about his close ties with Britain. Why was Lady Thatcher so keen to defend the General? And why was Tony Blair''s usually cautious government prepared to have him arrested? As Andy Beckett uncovers, the answers reside deep within the long and shadowy history of relations between Britain and Chile. |
| Imprint Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Publisher Name: | Faber & Faber |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-03-17 |
