"Kristian Gustafson's Hostile Intent reexamines one of the most controversial chapters in U.S. intelligence history, the Central Intelligence Agency's covert operations in Chile from 1964 to 1974. At the request of successive U.S. presidents, the CIA in conjunction with the Stat…
Follows the life of the man who served in Chile as the first Marxist to be freely elected to lead a nation of the Western Hemisphere, until military leaders overthrew his government in 1973.
Follows the life of the man who served in Chile as the first Marxist to be freely elected to lead a nation of the Western Hemisphere, until military leaders overthrew his government in 1973.
"In this revealing history of Allende's Chile, Jonathan Haslam uncovers the actual involvement of Cuba, the Soviet Union, and the CIA in that country's struggle for political and economic stability. The story begins by tracing the trajectory of the communist and socialist partie…
"In this revealing history of Allende's Chile, Jonathan Haslam uncovers the actual involvement of Cuba, the Soviet Union, and the CIA in that country's struggle for political and economic stability. The story begins by tracing the trajectory of the communist and socialist partie…
On July 25, 2018, another wave of feminist political action crashed onto the Chilean shore. Taking to the streets of Plaza Italia, a public space in the capital city of Santiago where protestors often gather, thousands of women sought to demand the reform of Chile’s strict anti-…
The U.S. ambassador to Chile in the early 1970s provides a firsthand account of Allende's last two years and, drawing on new evidence that has emerged during the last decade, analyzes the conflicting forces that resulted in his downfall.