{"product_id":"conversations-with-allende-socialism-in-chile-9781804293331","title":"Conversations with Allende: Socialism in Chile","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn the 50th anniversary of the coup that overthrew Allende, a new edition of this classic text on Chile's socialist president\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe election in Chile of the Marxist leader of the Socialist Party, Salvador Allende, to the presidency in October 1970 inaugurated a political situation unique in Latin America and of world-wide significance. Allende's Popular Unity coalition embraced Socialists and Communists and campaigned on an election programme of unprecedented radicalism - nothing less than the abolition of monopoly capitalism and imperialism in Chile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Régis Debray, recently released from his Bolivian gaol, questioned President Allende about his strategy for socialism. These discussions ranged widely over the history of the workers' movement in Chile, the strength of imperialism in Latin America, the experience of the first months of the Allende government, the role of the Chilean armed forces, Allende's personal background and friendship with Che Guevara, the seizure of land by peasants since the Popular Unity victory, and the international outlook of the new Chile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an introductory essay, Debray furnished an analysis of Chilean history and politics which situated Allende in the past and present of the country and explored the dynamics of the class struggle now unfolding there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor this new anniversary edition, leading Chilean leftist scholar Camila Vergara has written a new introduction which appraises the book in the light of recent political developments in Chile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804293331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.63d","brand":"R\u0026#233;gis Debray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43112145649845,"sku":"9781804293331","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1f386e3f-f994-4dec-84bd-617b317c3646.jpg?v=1693929658","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/conversations-with-allende-socialism-in-chile-9781804293331","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}