A history of Chile 1808-2018 / William F. Sater (California State University, Long Beach), Simon Collier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sater, William F., author.

Collier, Simon, author.

Series:

Cambridge Latin American studies ; 126.

Cambridge Latin American studies ; 126

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chile--History--1810-.

Chile.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 560 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"This new edition investigates the various reasons for Chileans spurning the Pinochet Constitution in favor of another system, and covers the formation and critical events of the Lagos, Bachelet, and Piñera regimes, their relations with nearby nations, and the cultural and economic changes that have occurred within the country"-- Provided by publisher.

This new edition of the history of Chile brings the story of its political, social and cultural development up to date. It describes how Socialists Ricardo Lagos and Michelle Bachelet modernized the country, liberalizing Chilean political life, and how Bachelet's successor, Sebastian Piñera, addressed the problems caused by the 2010 tsunami. In the last twenty years Chile diversified its economy, replaced a number of Pinochet's organizations with more inclusive institutions, cultivated Chilean culture, modernized its constitution, and fomented reconciliation of the various political factions--until an economic crisis in early 2018 caused political chaos and occasionally violent public protest. Based on new statistics to measure Chile's economic and social development, this volume celebrates Chile's achievements and dissects its failures--back cover.

Contents:

Part I. Birth of a nation-state, 1800s-1830s

Part II. The rise of a republic, 1830s-1880s

Part III. The nitrate era, 1880s-1930s

Part IV. Industrial advance and the dawn of mass politics, 1930s-1960s

Part V. Democracy and dictatorship, 1960s-2000s.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-537) and index.

ISBN:

9781009170208

1009170201

9781009170215

100917021X

OCLC:

1311407881