Chile: Death in South

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	Chile: Death in South
	by Jacobo Timerman Sales Rank: 1001668	$0.01 At Amazon on 6-21-2008.

*Features* Cover Type: Hard Cover with 133 pages Published by: Knopf Edition: 1st Edition December 12, 1987 Written in: English ISBN 10 Number: 0394538382 ISBN 13 Number: 978-0394538389 Book Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches Weighs: 4 ounces *From Publishers Weekly* Timerman describes the ordinary Chilean's survival tactics in a society where one can be arrested without reason, and where thousands have been tortured, murdered or "disappeared" by right-wing squads. He presents a shocking portrayal of the daily horrors of life under General Pinochet's dictatorship. The well-known Argentinian journalist and author of Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number discusses the pauperization of Chile's middle class, massive poverty and unemployment, the drying up of cultural life. Interwoven with his short narrative are testimonies from Chileans who were tortured or raped while in prison. Timerman skims over the U.S. role in propping up the military regime it helped install, and his proposals for dislodging Pinochet seem wishful thinking. Still, his report is a powerful and disturbing call to conscience. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. *From Library Journal* Timerman's new book is at once a meditation, essay, and report on life in Chile under the dictator Pinochet. Each chapter concludes with the testimony of someone who has suffered under the present military government. Timerman, himself a victim of torture under the former military government in Argentina, places himself in strong opposition to what he sees as the most vicious dictatorship in Latin America today. This is a dramatic and moving statement written with the clarity of a newspaper reporter and the fervor of one who suffered under similar regimes. N.P. Cushner, SUNY, Empire State Coll. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. *Reader Reviews* As Timerman is an Argentine, I expected him to equate Pinochet with the Argentine military rulers. This is not what he does. He makes Pinochet the focus on his topic of evil. Well 3,000 (not 700 as Timerman states) people were murdered or disappeared in Chile compared to over 20,000 in the Argentine. Pinochet did rule using fear and torture. He also stabilized the country and built up the infrastructure. If you were only to read Timerman's book, you would think very few people favored Pinochet. I can assure the reader there are elements in Chile (not a majority) who think Pinochet did the right thing. Well, Timerman's viewpoint is from the left, and not very objective. I loved Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number. Timerman's other books are suspect. He writes from a leftist objective. Allende was a terrible President of Chile, and yet we don't hear those viewpoints. I believe Pinochet was bad too. Torture, disappearing people, and murder should not be used as a tool to suppress people. What you read in Timerman's books colors Pinochet's rule, but not Allende's regime. If you are biased, you might as well be biased in all your writings. There are some good books out there describing Pinochet's rule. Please consult Soldiers in a Narrow Land, or Chile under Pinochet, A Nation of Enemies. These are much more objective, and the reader will not suffer the leftist bias. Comment \| \| (Report this) Back To Top
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