Description
| Product ID: | 9781476688831 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | "Uncool and Incorrect" in Chile |
| Subtitle: | The Nixon Administration and the Downfall of Salvador Allende |
| Authors: | Author: Stephen M. Streeter |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, History, Political leaders and leadership, International relations, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Political leaders & leadership, International relations, Chile, c 1970 to c 1980 |
| Description: | Providing an account of the Nixon administration’s efforts to undermine and unseat Chilean President Salvador Allende, this book relies heavily on newly declassified records, addressing several crucial questions regarding US involvement. The author explores counterfactual scenarios to highlight important turning points and crucial decisions. The military coup that toppled Chilean President Salvador Allende in 1973 led to one of the most repressive military dictatorships in Latin American history. Although the coup''s full origin remains one of the great mysteries of the Cold War, most assume that powers in Washington were largely to blame, given the long history of U.S. interventionism in Latin America. These assumptions were only strengthened by ongoing suspicions about the Nixon administration''s role in a failed campaign to prevent Allende''s inauguration in 1970. Providing a comprehensive account of the Nixon administration''s efforts to undermine and unseat Allende, the book relies heavily on newly declassified records, addressing several crucial questions regarding U.S. involvement. The author explores several counterfactual scenarios to highlight important turning points and crucial decisions which contributed to the failure of Chilean democracy. |
| Imprint Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Publisher Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-02-24 |
