{"product_id":"salvador-allende-reader-chiles-voice-of-democracy-9781876175245","title":"Salvador Allende Reader: Chile's Voice of Democracy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalvador Allende Reader: Chile's Voice of Democracy\u003c\/strong\u003e by Canning, Jane. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781876175245.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn September 11, 1973, General Augusto Pinochet led a bloody coup against President Salvador Allende in Chile. Allende died in the Presidential Palace as it was attacked by Pinochet\u0026amp;;s army.\n\nControversy still surrounds the role of Washington and the CIA in the overthrow of the popularly elected government of Allende, a self-proclaimed Marxist. For decades Allende\u0026amp;;s name and the experience of the Popular Unity government was all but erased from history, not only in Chile but internationally.\n\nThis first-ever anthology presents Allende\u0026amp;;s voice and his vision of a more democratic, peaceful and just world to a new generation.\n\n\"“I don\u0026amp;;t see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist because of the irresponsibility of its own people.\u0026amp;;\nHenry Kissinger, on the prospect of Allende\u0026amp;;s electoral victory in 1970.\n\n\"This anthology is the first collection in English of Allende\u0026amp;;s speeches and interviews . . . and will be of value for academic collections on Latin America.\"—Library Journal\nFeatures a substantial biographical introduction on Allende and an extensive chronology and bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ocean Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44884546125877,"sku":"ByrdShop_1876175249","price":91.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_1876175249_980797ae-4f38-4681-bbec-495329226995.jpg?v=1784561144","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/salvador-allende-reader-chiles-voice-of-democracy-9781876175245","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}