Chile: El Otro 11 de Septiembre: Una antologia acerca del golpe de estado en 1973 (Ocean Sur) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Pilar Aguilera (Editor), Ariel Dorfman (Contributor), Pablo Neruda (Contributor), Salvador Allende (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: Ocean Sur | Publication Date: September 1, 2006

“A worthwhile compilation for libraries and bookstores seeking titles on the subject.”—Criticas
 
“This book is the kind of true testimonial that all Americans should read.”—Clamor Magazine
 
This anthology reclaims September 11 as the anniversary of the 1973 US-backed coup in Chile by General Pinochet against the popularly elected Allende government. It combines moving personal accounts with a political and historical overview of the coup, featuring Ariel Dorfman’s poignant essay “The last September 11” and President Allende’s radio broadcast. Other contributors include Pablo Neruda, Fidel Castro, Joan Jara, Víctor Jara, and Beatriz Allende.

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About the Author

Ariel Dorfman is a renowned Chilean author. Pablo Neruda is one of Latin America's best-loved poets, his most famous work being "Canto General." Born in Chile, and widely respected for his outspoken political views, he died only days after the coup against the popularly elected Allende government in September 1973. Salvador Allende was the popularly elected president of Chile, overthrown by a bloody, US-sponsored coup led by General Pinochet on September 11, 1973. Editors Pilar Aguilera and Ricardo Fredes are young Chileans who now live in Australia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Ocean Press (September 1, 2006)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 1920888810
• ISBN-13: 978-1920888817
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,793,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inconvenient truths about US-backed state terror., November 27, 2008

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Preston C. Enright (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chile: El Otro 11 de Septiembre: Una antologia acerca del golpe de estado en 1973 (Ocean Sur) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Right-wingers are often trying to 'adapt' history to suit the needs of the power elite. In Chile, the election of Allende threatened the profits of transnational corporations like Anaconda Copper. In this book, Dorfman and others reveal the ways in which the power elite of the U.S. operate like the mafia and protect their 'turf' through violence, with 'statesmen' like Henry Kissinger being one of the head musclemen The Trials of Henry Kissinger. There are even authors who have themselves been involved with this thuggery, like John Perkins Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.
The publisher 'Ocean Sur' has a vast collection on the ugly history of the U.S. in Latin America, and the heroic resistance and resiliance of its people. Today, Michelle Bachelet is the president of Chile. Bachelet was tortured by Pinochet's regime, and her father was killed by it. These facts, and the facts of thousands of other Chileans being brutalized through the evil of the U.S. empire have not been given the airing they deserve. 'El Otro 11 de Septiembre' is an important effort to revive that history that some would like to rationalize or send down the 'memory hole.'
Here are some other resources about events and people we should never forget:
Salvador Allende [Import NTSC Region 0] Patricio Guzman
El Derecho de Vivir en Paz
Las Ultimas Composiciones
Missing
When the Mountains Tremble
Romero (IMPORT)
Latin America: From Colonization to Globalization
Nacla Report on the Americas

5 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars re-writting history, February 2, 2005

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Walter Cooper Cortes (Chile) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chile: El Otro 11 de Septiembre: Una antologia acerca el golpe de estado de Pinochet (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Allende won with only the 36% of the votes, and tried to create in the southern tip of Southamerica a new Cuba, in the cold war era.
Leftwings are experts in "adapting" the history to their convenience. Chilean armed forces liberated Chile from Communism. The facts shall be analysed within their context, back in 1973, when the country was filled by cuban "advisors", training terrorist to prepare a civil war.