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Manufacturer: Faber and Faber
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780571215478
ISBN: 0571215475
Label: Faber and Faber
Manufacturer: Faber and Faber
Number Of Pages: 356
Publication Date: 2003-03-17
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Studio: Faber and Faber
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Summary: Highly informative cross between a history & a travelogue
Comment: Given that Beckett writes for the Guardian, fans of Pinochet & Thatcher may not enjoy its tone. I haven't been able to put it down. Beckett describes the long term links between the UK & Chile & draws out the parallels in the politics & economics of the two countries. My 2 favourites are the consequences of rail privatisation & the truckers' strikes. Beckett demonstrates quite persuasively that Pinochet's monetarism was a blueprint for Thatcherism and that he was no benign dictator. The chapter entitled 'National Stadium' is distressing.
I could have done with a chronology as he moves back & forth across the centuries quite a bit.
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