Conversations with Allende - Socialism in Chile (Paperback, New edition)

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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