Nixon, Kissinger, and Allende: U.S. Involvement in the 1973 Coup in Chile

Detailing the heavy involvement of the Nixon administration in the 1973 coup against the democratically-elected President Salvador Allende of Chile, Qureshi provides the reasons for the coup including the threat Allende posed to the United States' notions of hegemony in Latin America.

Author: Lubna Z. Qureshi
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780739126561
ISBN10: 0739126563
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- History | Latin America | South America
- Political Science | International Relations | General

About the Author
Lubna Z. Qureshi earned her doctorate in history from the University of California-Berkeley in 2006. She also holds an M.A. from Temple University and a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her areas of research are U.S. diplomatic history and international history.