267FURTHER READING
POLITICS AND HISTORY
A Nation of Enemies: Chile under Pinochet. Pamela Constable
and Arturo Valenzuela (W.W. Norton and Company, NY: 1991)
An excellent and easy to read explanation and analysis of
the breakdown of democracy in Chile.
A History of Chile 1808 – 2002. Simon Collier and William F.
Sater (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK: 2004)
Two respected scholars present a summary of Chilean
history for history students as well as those without much
knowledge of Chilean history.
Chile, Pinochet and the Caravan of Death. Patricia Verdugo
(University of Miami/North/South Center Press, Miami: 2001)
Verdugo, a journalist, interviews military officers and
victims of torture to understand what happened in Chile
during the dictatorship. Her research was used as evidence in
the 1990 Chilean Commission of Truth and Reconciliation.
Remembering Pinochet’s Chile on the Eve of London 1998.
Steve J. Stern (Duke University Press, Durham, North
Carolina: 2006)
The author combines political analysis with oral histories
of those on both sides of the Pinochet regime.
Chile: The Other September 11. An Anthology of Reflections
on the 1973 Coup. Ariel Dorfman. Pilar Aguilera and Ricardo
Fredes, eds. (Ocean Press, Melbourne, Australia: 2006)
Various left-leaning authors, including Ariel Dorfman, offer
their view of the overthrow of Salvador Allende.
Out of the Ashes: Life, Death and Transfiguration of Democracy
in Chile, 1883-1988. James R. Whelan (Regnery Gateway,
Washington, DC: 1989)
This is for those who wish to gain an understanding of the
pro-Pinochet point of view. Written by a foreigner, this book