A Nation of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet (Norton Paperback)

3/4 way there

As a Chilean who lived this period I must say a few things: first, Chile was NEVER a stable democracy before the coup.

great read

My husband really enjoyed it..

Even handed book about Pinochet

It was hard to find an impartial book about Pinochet but this one did the trick.

Still Use it as a Reference

It is detailed about the torture that occurred thorughout Chile, not just in Santiago, from the very beginning when most books weren't.

Pinochet book explains life during dictatorship

This book discusses how Pinochet overthrew the Allende Government and then ruled Chile for 17 years, from 1973-90.

America's Economic Problems Mirrored in post Allende Chile

\"A Nation of Enemies\" has been a personal favorite of mine for years.

Putting an end to the Dream of Democracy in South America

This sophisticated, devastatingly clear and well-written book, explains why Chile specifically is important to the intellectual history of world political movements, and thus, to international political relationships more generally.

Thank God it Wasn't Communism

A Nation of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet is a fairly balanced look at Chilean society under General Augusto Pinochet with interviews with both civilians of Chille and the military officials that were shrouded in power through 1989.

Non reliable one side story

The typical leftist view which does not recognize that in 1973 Chile was the laboratory for the cold war.

Chile at its darkest hour

Pinochet is one of the most controversial dictators in Latin America.