Foreword by Gilbert W. Merkx Part I: The Evolution of the Pinochet Regime 1. The Seizure of Power 2. Bases of Support 3. The Crisis of 1975 4. The Chilean “Economic Miracle” 5. Seeking Legitimacy 6. The End of the “Miracle” 7. The Protests: Rise and Fall of the Popular Struggle (1983-1986) 8. The Conflict Between the Moderate Opposition and The Armed Opposition (1983-1987) Part II: The Political Role of The Chilean Military 9. The Road to Intervention 10. The Manipulation of Military Professionalism Part III: Controlling the Chilean Army 11. The Consolidation of Authority 12. Bending the Retirement Rules 13. Controlling Careers 14. Reshaping the General Staff. Epilogue: Where is Chile Heading? Notes. Index.
Biography
Genaro Arriagada was, at the time of original publication, a member of the Political Council of Chile’s Christian Democratic Party.
Review for the original edition:
“An exceptionally well-informed and carefully presented analysis of how, in one of Latin America's best-established democracies, General Augusto Pinochet was able to impose a solidly entrenched military dictatorship; how and why the Pinochet regime endured so long; and why by the late 1980s the opposition realized that it would have to play by the dictator's own rules, however illegitimate, to have any chance of ending the regime. The author, a Christian Democratic political leader, successfully coordinated the campaign of the Chilean opposition to defeat Pinochet in the October 1988 plebiscite.” – Gaddis Smith, Foreign Affairs (Winter 1988/89)
