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List of Illustrations xi
Preface to the English-Language Edition xv
Preface xvii
Introduction xxi

1 The Many Faces of the Pinochet Regime 1

2 Installing the Authoritarian Regime 31

3 Pinochet’s Leadership: The Bases of Power 71

4 The Role of the Military 107

5 The Legitimation Strategy 139

6 The Organization of Political Power 179

7 Jaime Guzmán and the Gremialista Movement 225

8 The Chicago Boys: Legitimation Through

Economic Success 271

9 Privatization: The Economic Policy of the

Authoritarian Regime 307

10 The 1982–1983 Economic Crisis and the

Politics of Apertura 357

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11 Pinochet’s Defeat and the Question of Succession 395

12 The Limits of the New Democracy 431

13 The Consolidation of Democracy 449

14 Conclusion 477

List of Acronyms 491

Chronology 495
Bibliography 503
Index 531
About the Book 559