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9780271033341

Copper Workers, International Business, and Domestic Politics in Cold War Chile

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  • ISBN13:

    9780271033341

  • ISBN10:

    0271033347

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-06-30
  • Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $67.95

Summary

"Traces the history of the labor movement in Chile through the experiences of copper miners employed by the Anaconda Copper Company from 1945 to 1990. Covers the economic, political, and social history of the 45-year period when the Cold War dominated Chilean politics"--Provided by publisher.

Author Biography

Angela Vergara is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Illustrations and Tables
From Montana to Potrerillosp. 13
The World of Laborp. 37
Copper, Labor, and Political Repression, 1945-1952p. 65
Making a New Deal: Copper Laws, Modernization, and Workers' Rights, 1955-1958p. 93
Nationalism and Radicalization, 1958-1970p. 127
Experiencing Nationalization and Socialism, 1970-1973p. 155
Epilogue: Repression, Economic Transformations, and the Struggle for Democracy, 1973-1990sp. 179
Conclusionp. 195
Bibliographyp. 199
Indexp. 213
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