Awards
- "Winner of Foreign Affairs ""Best Book"" 2020 (United States)"
- Winner of Foreign Affairs Best Book (United States).
- Winner of Foreign Affairs Best Book 2020 (United States)
- Winner of Foreign Affairs Outstanding New Book (United States).
- Winner of Foreign Affairs ""Best Book"" 2020 (United States)
Overview
In this novel take on diplomatic history, Sebastian Hurtado-Torres examines the involvement of the United States in Chile during the Eduardo Frei administration (1964-1970) and shows how the engagement between the two nations deepened the process of political polarization in Chile. At the heart of The Gathering Storm is a description of the partnership between Frei's government and that of Lyndon B. Johnson. Both leaders considered modernization to be integral to political and economic development, and the US Embassy in Santiago was recognized by all parties to be the center of this modernizing agenda and the practical work of the Alliance for Progress (AFP). Hurtado-Torres portrays the diplomatic and economic relationship between Chile and the United States in a manner that departs from the most militant and conservative interpretations of US foreign policy toward Latin America. By focusing on the active participation of agents of US foreign policy-particularly those associated with the AFP-and not secret operatives of the Central Intelligence Agency, Hurtado-Torres offers a fresh narrative about a critical period in Chilean political history and a new understanding of the ways and means through which the foreign policy of the United States was carried out.
Full Product Details
Author: Sebastián Hurtado-Torres
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.907kg
ISBN: 9781501747182
ISBN 10: 1501747185
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 15 March 2020
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Hurtado-Torres offers a sophisticated reinterpretation of U.S.-Chilean relations in the 1960s prior to the 1970 election of the leftist Salvador Allende. * Foreign Affairs *
Hurtado-Torres offers a sophisticated reinterpretation of U.S.-Chilean relations in the 1960s prior to the 1970 election of the leftist Salvador Allende. * Foreign Affairs * Complete with notes, this work would be a valuable addition to academic libraries with collections on Latin America. * Choice * This valuable political history is crucial reading for students of modern Chile and Latin American politics. * Hispanic American Historical Review *
Author Information
Sebastián Hurtado-Torres is Assistant Professor in the Instituto de Historia at Universidad San Sebastián. Follow him on X @delaestacion.
