An uneasy transition -- Transferring power -- The conciliator -- The commander -- Truth and reconciliation -- Building democracy -- Elections and the military -- Politics and free speech -- Justice delayed -- London and Santiago -- Consolidating democracy -- The dictator's last …
This is an account of how Chile rebuilt its democracy after 17 years of military rule - with the former dictator, Augusto Pinochet, watching, and waiting, from the sidelines. Spooner discusses the major players, events, and institutions in Chile's recent political history, delvi…
This is an account of how Chile rebuilt its democracy after 17 years of military rule - with the former dictator, Augusto Pinochet, watching, and waiting, from the sidelines. Spooner discusses the major players, events, and institutions in Chile's recent political history, delvi…
Decades of military oppression in Burma have led to the systematic destruction of thousands of ethnic minority villages, a standing army with one of the world's highest number of child soldiers, and the displacement of millions of people. Nowhere to Be Home is an eye-opening col…
"When Mona Kanwai Sheikh stepped into the volatile conflict zones of Pakistan to interview the Taliban, she encountered many challenging situations. Once, shortly after she declined to meet a militant at Islamabad's Marriott Hotel - a symbol of American dominance - a terrorist b…
This book contains the text of the Singapore Lecture delivered by Kim Dae-jung on 27 November 2000 ...
