Reckoning with Pinochet: The Memory Question in Democratic Chile, 1989-2006

by Steve J. Stern

Reckoning with Pinochet is the first comprehensive account of how Chile came to terms with General Augusto Pinochet's legacy of human rights atrocities. An icon among Latin America's "dirty war" dictators, Pinochet had ruled with extreme violence while building a loyal social base. Hero to some and criminal to others, the general cast a long shadow over Chile's future. Steve J. Stern recounts the full history of Chile's democratic reckoning, from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822347296
• ISBN13: 9780822347293
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"