Historical Dictionary of Chile (Historical Dictionaries of the Americas)

This new edition covers, in a concise and careful manner, major figures and political events, focusing especially on the contemporary period, specifically, events since the coup d'_tat of September 11, 1973. Historical Dictionary of Chile, Third Edition includes more than 3,000 dictionary entries covering history, politics, geography, economics, the environment, culture, and a myriad other topics that include writers, artists, playwrights, and important figures, many of which were not included in the previous edition. Also included are 24 photographs of the paintings of famous Latin American artists. The exhaustive and comprehensive bibliography, subdivided by topic and fully annotated, features more than 1,200 resources, including scholarly journals and monographs, official reports of the Chilean government and international organizations, documents obtained from the United States Congress, foreign and domestic newspapers, numerous periodicals, books, Internet sites, and interviews with Chileans who lived in exile and then returned to the country. Scholars, students, and general readers will find this book to be a wealth of information, covering every aspect of Chile.

This new edition covers, in a concise and careful manner, major figures and political events, focusing especially on the contemporary period, specifically, events since the coup d'Ètat of September 11, 1973. Historical Dictionary of Chile, Third Edition includes more than 3,000 dictionary entries covering history, politics, geography, economics, the environment, culture, and a myriad other topics that include writers, artists, playwrights, and important figures, many of which were not included in the previous edition. Also included are 24 photographs of the paintings of famous Latin American artists. The exhaustive and comprehensive bibliography, subdivided by topic and fully annotated, features more than 1,200 resources, including scholarly journals and monographs, official reports of the Chilean government and international organizations, documents obtained from the United States Congress, foreign and domestic newspapers, numerous periodicals, books, Internet sites, and interviews with Chileans who lived in exile and then returned to the country. Scholars, students, and general readers will find this book to be a wealth of information, covering every aspect of Chile.

"Historical Dictionary of Chile: Third Edition includes more than 3,000 dictionary entries covering history, politics, geography, economics, the environment, Chilean culture and myriad other topics, many of which were not examined in the previous edition. This new edition explores major figures and political events, particularly the country's history sicne the coup d'etat of September 11, 1973. Also included are photographs of artwork from famous Latin American artists." "The comprehensive bibliography, subdivided by topic and fully annotated, features more than 1,200 resources, including scholarly journals and monographs, official reports of the Chilean government and international organizations, documents obtained from the United States Congress, foreign and domestic newspapers, and numerous periodicals, books, Internet sites, and interviews with Chileans who lived in exile and then returned. Scholars, students, and general readers alike will find this book a wealth of information on all aspects of Chile."--Jacket Title ......Page 5 Contents ......Page 9 List of Maps, Illustrations, and Photographs ......Page 11 Preface......Page 13 Acknowledgments......Page 15 Introduction......Page 17 Editor’s Foreword to the Third Edition......Page 21 Editor’s Foreword to the Second Edition......Page 27 Editor’s Foreword to the First Edition......Page 29 Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 31 Chronology of Events......Page 41 The Dictionary......Page 63 Bibliography......Page 877 About the Author......Page 999 A study of Chile, treating in a concise manner the major figures and political events of the country, and focusing especially on events since the coup d'etat of September 11, 1973. A bibliography, subdivided by topics, appears at the end of the book.