An International History of South America in the Era of Military Rule

Sebastián Hurtado-Torres (1982), Ph.D. in history from Ohio University, is a professor at the history department of Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile. He is the author of The Gathering Storm: Eduardo Frei’s Revolution in Liberty and Chile’s Cold War (2020) and several articles on the international history of Chile and South America published in journals such as The International History Review, the Journal of Cold War Studies, and others. Joaquín Fermandois (1948), Ph. D. in history from Universidad de Sevilla, is a professor at the history department of Universidad San Sebastián, in Santiago, Chile. He is the author of Mundo y fin de mundo: Chile en la política mundial, 1900-2004 (2005), La revolución inconclusa: la izquierda chilena y el gobierno de la Unidad Popular (2013), and many other books and articles on the political and international history of Chile.

Introduction. 1. State, Territory, and War in South America 2. South America in the Cold War 3. The Embers Rekindle: Chile and Peru (1968–1973) 4. The Pinochet Dictatorship and the Rise of Tensions in South America (1973–1974) 5. Winds of War, Diplomatic Maneuvers (1974) 6. The Search for a New Regional Equilibrium and the Specter of Human Rights Violations (1975–1976) 7. A New Wave of Tensions (1976–1978) 8. To the Brink of War and Back: The Beagle Channel Dispute (1977–1979). Conclusion.