The election in Chile of the Marxist leader of the Socialist Party,
Salvador Allende, to the presidency in October 1970 inaugurated a
political situation unique in Latin America and of world-wide
significance. Allende's Popular Unity coalition embraced Socialists
and Communists and campaigned on an election programme of
unprecedented radicalism - nothing less than the abolition of
monopoly capitalism and imperialism in Chile. In this book, Régis
Debray, recently released from his Bolivian gaol, questioned
President Allende about his strategy for socialism. These
discussions ranged widely over the history of the workers' movement
in Chile, the strength of imperialism in Latin America, the
experience of the first months of the Allende government, the role
of the Chilean armed forces, Allende's personal background and
friendship with Che Guevara, the seizure of land by peasants since
the Popular Unity victory, and the international outlook of the new
Chile. In an introductory essay, Debray furnished an analysis of
Chilean history and politics which situated Allende in the past and
present of the country and explored the dynamics of the class
struggle now unfolding there. For this new anniversary edition,
leading Chilean leftist scholar Camila Vergara has written a new
introduction which appraises the book in the light of recent
political developments in Chile.
General
| Imprint: |
Verso Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Authors: |
Régis Debray
|
| Translators: |
Ben Brewster
• Peter Beglan
|
| Introduction by: |
Camila Vergara
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
168 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80429-333-1 |
| Subtitles: |
Italian
|
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-80429-333-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781804293331 |
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