{"product_id":"the-generals-slow-retreat-chile-after-pinochet-paperback","title":"The General's Slow Retreat: Chile After Pinochet - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Helen Spooner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eSoldiers in a Narrow Land, \u003c\/i\u003e Mary Helen Spooner took us inside the brutal dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Carrying Chile's story up to the present, she now offers this vivid account of how Chile rebuilt its democracy after 17 years of military rule--with the former dictator watching, and waiting, from the sidelines. Spooner discusses the major players, events, and institutions in Chile's recent political history, delving into such topics as the environmental situation, the economy, and the election of Michelle Bachelet. Throughout, she examines Pinochet's continuing influence on public life as she tells how he grudgingly ceded power, successfully fought investigations into his human rights record and finances, kept command of the army for eight years after leaving the presidency, was detained on human rights charges, and died without being convicted of any of the many serious crimes of which he was accused. Chile has now become one of South America's greatest economic and political successes, but as we find in \u003ci\u003eThe General's Slow Retreat, \u003c\/i\u003e it remains a country burdened with a painful past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePinochet's supporters will continue to believe what they will believe, but the well-educated reader needs to have a solid historical record to turn to, and \u003ci\u003eThe General's Slow Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e provides just that. Few books offer the kind of engaging narrative Spooner is capable of. I have been looking for such a text for years. --Steven Volk, Professor of History, Oberlin College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Helen Spooner\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist who began working in Latin America in 1977, including nine years as a foreign correspondent in Chile. She has reported for ABC News, \u003ci\u003eThe Economist, The Financial Times of London, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSoldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile, Updated Edition \u003c\/i\u003e(UC Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 338\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424784179302,"sku":"9780520266803","price":72.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cm90Y25qaW9uY3JnNmc1Q1FVanNKQT09.webp?v=1775609431","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-generals-slow-retreat-chile-after-pinochet-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}