European solidarity with Chile, 1970s-1980s
By: Kim Christiaens, Idesbald Goddeeris, Magaly Rodríguez García (eds.).
Contributors: Rodriguez Garcia, Magaly, 1973-
Series: Studies in political transition -- volume 3
Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Frankfurt am Main
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9783631629765; 9783653046595
Subjects: Relations; Politics and government; Political persecution; History; Human rights; Social movements; Political activists; Solidarity; Transnationalism; Cold War
Description: "The overthrow of the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende and the coming to power of a military regime led by Augusto Pinochet on 11 September 1973 drew worldwide attention towards Chile. The political repression shook the world and ignited one of the largest social movements of the 1970s and 80s. Hundreds of solidarity committees and a gamut of human rights and justice organizations mobilized thousands of people. This volume offers a compelling insight into the exceptional impact that the Chilean crisis made in Western and Eastern Europe. In doing so, it provides a new and broader perspective into the history of the Cold War, transnational activism, and human rights"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: A Global Perspective on the European Mobilization for Chile (1970s-1980s) / Kim Christiaens, Magaly Rodríguez García and Idesbald Goddeeris; title: Chilean Political Exile in Western Europe / Thomas C. Wright; title: Allende's Shadow, Leftist Furor, and Human Rights : The Pinochet Dictatorship in International Politics / Jan Eckel; title: The Difficult Quest for Chilean Allies : International Labor Solidarity Campaigns for Chile in the 1970s and 1980s / Kim Christiaens; title: Switzerland : A Second Wave or the Decline of the '68 Movement? / Nuno Pereira; title: The United Kingdom : Competing Conceptions of Internationalism / Shirin Hirsch; title: West Germany : Professions of Political Faith, the Solidarity Movement and New Left Imaginaries / Georg Dufner; title: France : Welcoming Chilean Exiles, a Mark of the Resonance  of the Unidad Popular in French Society? / Nicolas Prognon; title: Belgium : The Chilean Factor and the Changing Dimensions of Solidarity Activism / Kim Christiaens; title: Italy : The "Chilean Lesson" between the Legacy of the Struggle against Fascism and the Threat of New Authoritarian Shifts / Monica Quirico and Valentine Lomellini; title: Finland : Popularizing Chile / Linda Heinonen; title: East Germany : Chilean Exile and the Politics of Solidarity in the Cold War / Jadwiga E. Pieper Mooney; title: Hungary : Connecting the "Responsible Roads to Socialism"? : The Rise and Fall of a Culture of Chilean Solidarity, 1965-89 / James Mark and Bálint Tolmár; title: The Soviet Union : "Chile is in Our Hearts" : Practices of Solidarity between Propaganda, Curiosity, and Subversion / Yulia Gradskova.