Uncool and Incorrect in Chile : The Nixon Administration and the Downfall of Salvador Allende.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Streeter, Stephen M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cold War.

United States--Foreign relations--Chile.

United States.

Chile--Foreign relations--United States.

Chile.

United States--Foreign relations--1969-1974.

United States--Politics and government--1969-1974.

Chile--Foreign relations--1970-1973.

Chile--Politics and government--1970-1973.

Chile--History--Coup d'état, 1973.

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.

Nixon, Richard M.

Allende Gossens, Salvador, 1908-1973.

Allende Gossens, Salvador.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2023.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Origins of the Clash

2. The 1970 Presidential Election

3. The ­Face-Off

4. Nationalization

5. Making the Economy Scream

6. The Chilean Revolution

7. Destabilization

8. Creating a Coup Climate

9. Chile's 9/11

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Streeter, Stephen M. Uncool and Incorrect in Chile

ISBN:

1-4766-4828-X