Subject: History / General

Subject: History / General

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The Overthrow of Allende and the Politics of Chile, 1964-1976

|9780822952879|Paul Sigmund, who has studied Chile for more than a decade, and lived and taught there, offers an exhaustive, balanced analysis of the overthrow of Salvador Allende, and why it occurred. Sigmund examines the Allende government, the Frei government that preceeded it, the coup that ended it, and the Pinochet government that succeeded it. He also views the roles of various Chilean political and interest groups, the CIA, and U.S. corporations.| Paul E. Sigmund| Pitt Latin American Series| History / General History / Latin America / South America

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Not One Man Not One Penny

|9780822953296|The German social democratic movement was the first mass, working-class party in world history, and a prototype for one of the major features of twentieth-century politics. Gary P. Steenson presents an introduction to the origins and development of German social democracy up to the First World War, by drawing upon protocols of the German Social Democratic Party, the party press, correspondence of leading figures, and scholarly research. Steenson also offers biographical sketches of prominent party officials, and translations of party programs and bylaws in the appendix.| Gary P. Steenson|| History / Europe / Germany History / General Political Science /…

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Juan Peron and the Reshaping of Argentina

|9780822984900|Although Juan Peron changed the course of modern Argentine history, scholars have often interpreted him in terms of their own ideologies and interests, rather than seeing the effect of this man and his movement had on the Argentine people. The essays in this volume seek to uncover the man behind the myth, to define the true nature of Peronism. Several chapters view PerĂ³n’s rise to power, his deposition and eighteen-year exile, and his dramatic return in 1973. Others examine: opposing forces in modern Argentina, including the church and its role in politics; the conflict between landed stancieros and urban industrialists,…

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Building Socialism in Bolshevik Russia

|9780822985624|Ideology and Industrial Organization, 1917-1921|Remington profiles the Bolshevik project of social transformation and political centralization known as War Communism. He argues that the effort to institute a centrally planned and administered economy shaped the ideology of the regime, the relations between the regime and the working class, and the character of state power.| Thomas F. Remington| Russian and East European Studies| History / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union History / General Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism

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