Reagan and Pinochet - The Struggle Over Us Policy Toward Chile

This study examines US policy toward the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile during the 1980s.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. In from the cold; 2. Turning the tide; 3. Dead ends in Chilean policy; 4. Changing tack; 5. Abandoning Pinochet; 6. Toward endgame; 7. Return to the fold; Conclusion.

About the author

Morris Morley is an Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Washington, DC. His books include Imperial State and Revolution: The United States and Cuba, 1952–1986, Washington, Somoza and the Sandinistas and, with Chris McGillion, Unfinished Business: America and Cuba after the Cold War, 1989–2001 and Cuba, the United States and the Post-Cold War World.Chris McGillion coordinates the journalism program at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, Australia, and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Washington, DC. He is a former editorial-page editor for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Summary

This study examines US policy toward the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile during the 1980s. The authors provide fresh insights into bureaucratic conflicts that were a key feature of the policy-making process and reveal both the achievements and the limits of US influence on Pinochet's regime.

Product details

• Authors: Chris McGillion, McGillion Chris, Morris Morley, Morris H. Mcgillion Morley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.2015
• EAN: 9781107087637
• ISBN: 978-1-107-08763-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Chile, South America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, International Relations, Diplomacy, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas