Intelectuales y científicos chilenos

This book analyzes the leadership skills of Chilean President Sebastian PiNera and how his administration saved the miners who were trapped underground for seventy days.

"Splendid work on the pre-Popular Front era, particularly the activities of Gustavo Ross Santa María and the election of Aguirre Cerda. Ross managed to improve the economy and reduce Chile's foreign debt through a variety of schemes, including fleecing the foreign bond holders. Relying heavily on primary sources, this is required reading for political and diplomatic historians"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

"Estos ensayos no son una indagación sobre el pensamiento de Allende, ni sobre su gobierno, sino de cómo la coalición política gobernante modeló y opacó tras su muerte su figura, para mantener los consensos con la derecha, los antiguos golpistas y los centinelas del mercado. Una segunda área de investigación, extensa y detallada estudia y analiza en profundidad las circunstancias de su muerte"--Página 18.

A catalog of books deposited in the library under law of 1872; and, from 1891-1898, books by Chilean authors, or relating to Chile, published in other countries.