A Nation of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet
by Pamela Constable
from W. W. Norton & Company
The History of Chile (Palgrave Essential Histories)
by John L. Rector
from Palgrave Macmillan
Birds of Chile (Princeton Field Guides)
by Alvaro Jaramillo
from Princeton University Press
This is the essential new field guide to the birds of Chile. Representing a great diversity of habitats, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the far south, Chile is the breeding ground or temporary abode of 473 known species including 9 found nowhere else in the world. Birds of Chile covers them all, embracing not only the mainland but points offshore such as Easter Island as well as the Antarctic Peninsula and adjacent islands, plus the Falklands and South Georgia. In addition to being a friendly and fruitful birding destination in its own right, Chile is the starting point for many Antarctic cruises.
Succinct, identification-focused text and distribution maps share a page opposite each of the 97 color plates to allow quick and easy reference. Between the boldfaced English name and the scientific name comes the Spanish name as used in Chile; this is important, for birders will find their quest far more enjoyable and effectual if they can explain to Chileans exactly what they are looking at, think they are looking at, or hope to be looking at.
Since Chile's list of resident species is yet far from conclusive, vagrants and rarities are also included. Indeed, some birds once thought to be accidentals in Chile have since proved to be regulars, including the Westland Petrel, Least Sandpiper, Cliff Swallow, and Golden-billed Saltator. Compact, comprehensive, and easy to use, Birds of Chile is the essential field guide to the birds of this spectacular and tourist-friendly country.
- The essential new field guide to the birds of Chile
- 97 color plates with succinct text and maps on facing pages for quick reference and easy identification
- All 473 known species breeding in or visiting Chile, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the south
- Also covers points offshore such as Easter Island as well as the Antarctic Peninsula and adjacent islands, plus the Falklands and South Georgia
- Compact, portable, and user-friendly
Rounding the Horn: Being the Story of Williwaws and Windjammers, Drake, Darwin, Murdered Missionaries and Naked Natives--a Deck's-eye View of Cape Horn
by Dallas Murphy
from Basic Books
Natural Patagonia / Patagonia natural: Argentina & Chile
by Marcelo D. Beccaceci
from Pangaea
Legendary Patagonia, the southernmost region of the Americas, is shown in rich photographs by Argentine naturalist Marcelo Beccaceci. Written in Spanish and English throughout, the book takes readers on a panoramic journey through one of the world's most magnificent and varied landscapes, explaining its formation and the remarkable animals and flora that thrive in the rugged reaches of Argentina and Chile. From the snow-crested peaks of the Andes through arid Argentine steppe lands, deep into the Chilean fjords, the imagery astounds. Beccaceci's reverence for the native wildlife, the focus of his life's work as a conservationist, brings the intimate details of NATURAL PATAGONIA to an international audience. Written in Spanish-English bilingual parallel text and illustrated with 120 color photographs and two maps, the book is fully indexed and includes scientific names.
En español - Legendaria Patagonia, la región más austral de América, es desplegada en hermosas imágenes por el naturalista argentino Marcelo Beccaceci. Escrito en Español e Inglés, el libro lleva a los lectores a un viaje panorámico a través de uno de los paisajes más magnficos y variados del mundo, explicando su formación, y la notable fauna y flora que prospera en la agreste vastedad de Argentina y Chile. Desde los picos nevados de los Andes, a lo largo de la árida estepa y hasta los océanos Atlántico y PacÃfico, la visión asombra. La veneración de Beccaceci por la vida silvestre nativa, esencia de su trabajo como conservacionista, pone al alcance de un público internacional detalles ntimos de la Patagonia. Incluida 120 fotgrafÃas a color, 2 mapas, nombres cientÃficos, y Ãndice.
Torture and Eucharist: Theology, Politics, and the Body of Christ (Challenges in Contemporary Theology)
by William T. Cavanaugh
from Wiley-Blackwell
In this engrossing analysis, Cavanaugh contends that the Eucharist is the Church's response to the use of torture as a social discipline.
Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976
by Piero Gleijeses
from The University of North Carolina Press
This sweeping history of Cuban policy in Africa from 1959 to 1976 is based on unprecedented research in African, Cuban, and American archives. (Among Gleijeses's many sources are Cuban archival materials to which he is the only non-Cuban to ever have access.) Setting his story within the context of U.S. policy toward both Africa and Cuba during the Cold War, Gleijeses challenges the notion that Cuban policy in Africa was directed by the Soviet Union.
The Condor Years: How Pinochet and His Allies Brought Terrorism to Three Continents
by John Dinges
from New Press
The headline-grabbing story of the covert, international "anti-terrorist" network responsible for South America's worst human rights abuses.
Throughout the 1970s, six Latin American governments led by Chile formed a military alliance called Operation Condor to carry out kidnappings, torture, and political assassinations across three continents. It was an early "war on terror" initially encouraged by the CIA which later backfired on the United States.
Hailed by Foreign Affairs as "remarkable" and "a major contribution to the historical record," The Condor Years uncovers the unsettling facts about the secret U.S. relationship with the dictators who created this terrorist organization. Written by award-winning journalist John Dinges and newly updated to include recent developments in the prosecution of Pinochet, the book is a chilling but dispassionately told history of one of Latin America's darkest eras. Dinges, himself interrogated in a Chilean torture camp, interviewed participants on both sides and examined thousands of previously secret documents to take the reader inside this underground world of military operatives and diplomats, right-wing spies and left-wing revolutionaries.
Tapestries of Hope, Threads of Love: The Arpillera Movement in Chile
by Marjorie Agosin
from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Weavers of Revolution: The Yarur Workers and Chile's Road to Socialism
by Peter Winn
from Oxford University Press, USA
In this compelling narrative history, Peter Winn tells the story of the Chilean revolution as it was seen through the eyes of the participants. Winn focuses on workers at the Yarur plant, Chile's largest cotton mill, who seized control of their factory and began to socialize its operations. Allende's plans were less radical than their own and the workers found themselves on a collision course with the government. Winn, who interviewed both the workers and Allende while many of these events were taking place, captures the turning point in Chile's "democratic road to socialism"--in both the presidential palace and the Yarur mill. He demonstrates how the revolution was "forged from below" and explains political complexities that arose from the workers' confrontation with Allende, complexities that have both eluded American understanding and frustrated U.S. foreign policy. Integrating oral history and penetrating analysis, the book offers a striking new explanation of how revolutions are radicalized. A major reinterpretation of the Allende era in Chile, this book is also a human drama that exemplifies "the new narrative history" at its best.
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