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I surrender : a memoir of Chile's dictatorship, 1975 / Kathleen M. Osberger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Osberger, Kathleen M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Osberger, Kathleen M.
- School Sisters of Notre Dame.
- Catholic Church--Chile--History--20th century.
- Catholic Church.
- Catholic Church--History--20th century.
- Political prisoners--Chile--Biography.
- Political prisoners.
- Victims of state-sponsored terrorism--Chile--Biography.
- Victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
- Lay teachers--Chile--Biography.
- Lay teachers.
- Chile--Politics and government--1973-1988.
- Chile.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies
- History
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 280 pages illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Memoir of Chile's dictatorship, 1975
- Place of Publication:
- Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2023]
- Summary:
- "In September 1973 a CIA-assisted coup overthrew the democratically-elected president of Chile, ushering in the Pinochet dictatorship. In 1975, Kathleen Osberger, a recent graduate and lay volunteer from Notre Dame, left for Santiago to teach in a Catholic grade school. Upon arrival, she was told a secret: the religious women she would live with sheltered dissidents in the cross-hairs of Pinochet's secret police. Given the ever-tightening vise over the citizenry, brave and prophetic people reached out to protect the dissidents' lives in a world without due process and where detention, torture, disappearance, and death reigned. Soon, Osberger is handed a blindfold, a warrant, and must go on the run. I Surrender depicts the solidarity of the Chilean people and the transformational role of nuns and priests dedicated to serving the poor, while highlighting the changing and challenged Catholic Church"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Journey: 1953-1975
- Immersion in Santiago
- A new consciousness and a coup : 1968-1973
- It happened so fast
- The church bears witness : October 15-31, 1975
- The day of the dead : November 1-2, 1975
- Solidarity : November 3-8, 1975
- Take cover : November 9-19, 1975
- Inside the consulate : November 18-December 5, 1975.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Osberger, Kathleen M. I surrender
- ISBN:
- 9781626985476
- 1626985472
- OCLC:
- 1372394276
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