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Copper workers, international business, and domestic politics in Cold War Chile
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Copper workers, international business, and domestic politics in Cold War Chile

Author: Angela Vergara
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Traces the history of the labor movement in Chile through the experiences of copper miners employed by the Anaconda Copper Company from 1945 to 1990. Covers the economic, political, and social history of the 45-year period when the Cold War dominated Chilean politics"--Provided by publisher.
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Vergara, Angela, 1972-
Copper workers, international business, and domestic politics in Cold War Chile.
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2008
(OCoLC)608962509
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Angela Vergara
ISBN: 9780271033341 0271033347
OCLC Number: 182573494
Description: xii, 222 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: From Montana to Potrerillos --
The world of labor --
Copper, labor, and political repression, 1945-1952 --
Making a new deal : copper laws, modernization, and workers' rights, 1955-1958 --
Nationalism and radicalization, 1958-1970 --
Experiencing nationalization and socialism, 1970-1973 --
Conclusion: Repression, economic transformations, and the struggle for democracy, 1973-1990s.
Responsibility: Angela Vergara.
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"Traces the history of the labor movement in Chile through the experiences of copper miners employed by the Anaconda Copper Company from 1945 to 1990. Covers the economic, political, and social history of the 45-year period when the Cold War dominated Chilean politics"--Provided by publisher.

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