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03313aam a22004338i 4500 001 A70986A2F2F211E49475ABD7DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150505014724 008 150203s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014044904 020 $a 1107458099 020 $a 9781107458093 020 $a 1107087635 020 $a 9781107087637 035 $a (OCoLC)891610455 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d CDX $d WAU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a s-cl--- $a s-cl--- 050 00 $a E183.8.C4 $b M67 2015 082 00 $a 327.73083 $2 23 084 $a POL010000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Morley, Morris H. 245 10 $a Reagan and Pinochet : $b the struggle over U.S. policy toward Chile / $c Morris Morley (Macquarie University, Australia), Chris McGillion (Charles Sturt University, Australia). 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2015. 300 $a xiii, 338 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 2 $a "This book is the first comprehensive study of the Reagan administration's policy toward the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile. Based on new primary and archival materials, as well as on original interviews with former US and Chilean officials, it traces the evolution of Reagan policy from an initial 'close embrace' of the junta to a re-evaluation of whether Pinochet was a risk to long-term US interests in Chile and, finally, to an acceptance in Washington of the need to push for a return to democracy. It provides fresh insights into the bureaucratic conflicts that were a key part of the Reagan decision-making process and reveals not only the successes but also the limits of US influence on Pinochet's regime. Finally, it contributes to the ongoing debate about the US approach toward democracy promotion in the Third World over the past half century"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 2 $a "During the first three decades of the twentieth century, the United States transformed itself from a dominant regional into a competitive global power, all the while projecting its power abroad driven less by a desire 'to make the world safe for democracy' than to put down nationalist threats to an expanding U.S. capital and commerce. Throughout the Cold War era, the gap between idealistic rhetoric and policy practice showed no signs of closing: the verbal commitment to promoting democracy by American presidents 'with few exceptions...' was distinctly secondary to the U.S. quest for private economic opportunity and public support for military-dominated regimes that would maintain order"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a In From The Cold -- Turning The Tide -- Dead Ends in Chile Policy -- Changing Tack -- Abandoning Pinochet -- Toward Endgame -- Return To The Fold. 600 10 $a Reagan, Ronald. 600 10 $a Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $z Chile. 651 0 $a Chile $x Foreign relations $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $y 1981-1989. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. $2 bisacsh 700 1 $a McGillion, Chris, $d 1954- 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213012818.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A70986A2F2F211E49475ABD7DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search