News From the End of the Earth: A Portrait of Chile
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312215673 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Readable and Informative" according to John C. Cutting. This is a very well written book that provides a lot of historical information in an easy to read manner. I have travelled to Chile twice and have found it difficult to obtain books that write about Pinochet in an objective manner, because contrary to most books on the subject he is not universally reviled within the country. I think the author covered the subject well, not hiding warts but giving credit for the positive aspects of the Pinochet regime -- i.e., preventing a civil war and instituting the foundations of Chile's successful free market econmomy. I disagree with th
John Hickman is the author of The Enchanted Islands.
This in-depth study of Chile's history, politics, and economics is written by a man who was British ambassador there from 1982-87. Hickman traces Chile's emergence and evolution as a state and conveys the unique characteristics and personalities of its leaders.. The radical left-wing regime of Allende in 1970-3 and its violent overthrow put Chile on the world stage as never before, and its great economic success has kept it there. John Hickman witnessed first hand the economic transformation wrought by the "Chicago Boys" in the later Pinochet years and the return from military dictatorship and terror to democracy
Grover, Brigham Young Univ. Though Hickman has a clear Anglocentric slant, this will be of interest to public and academic libraries with Latin American collections.?Mark L. Here the author relies more on personal experience than historical research. Lib., Provo, UTCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. His book is a readable and well-written introduction to the history of the country for non-Chileans; its strength lies in its description of the past ten years and Chile's return from dictatorship to democracy. From Library Journal Chile is a country with an interesting and, especially under Pinochet after the 1973 coup, controversial past. . This volume examines that past in two parts: a brief history of the place, and a somewhat personal diplomatic memoir and description of its recent transition years. Hickman wa