"Uncool and Incorrect" in Chile - The Nixon Administration and the Downfall of Salvador Allende

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.

List of contents

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: The "Invisible Blockade"

6.¿The Chilean Revolution

7.¿Destabilization

8.¿Creating a Coup Climate

9.¿Chile's 9/11

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Stephen M. Streeter is an associate professor of history at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He specializes in the history of U.S. foreign relations and teaches courses on the history of the United States, Latin America, and the Vietnam War.

Summary

Providing an account of the Nixon administration’s efforts to undermine and unseat Chilean President Salvador Allende, this book relies heavily on newly declassified records, addressing several crucial questions regarding US involvement. The author explores counterfactual scenarios to highlight important turning points and crucial decisions.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen M. Streeter, Streeter Stephen M.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.02.2023
• EAN: 9781476688831
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-8883-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 572 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Chile, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, International Relations, Political leaders & leadership, History of the Americas, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, Political leaders and leadership